Ryzen Threadripper 5990X vs Xeon W-3175X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	182	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.51	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	10.22	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Chagall
Release date	8 October 2018 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	56	128
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.45 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	TRX4
Power consumption (TDP)	255 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3175X and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	28	64
Threads	56	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	255 Watt	280 Watt

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