AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

We compared two server CPUs: AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16.5MB)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +94%

2599

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +322%

24780

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Dec 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

52.56 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

350 W

Power Consumption

105 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA4844

Package

FC-LGA3647

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

64

Total Core Count

4

128

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

256 MB

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4

2 TB

Max Memory Size

-

8

Max Memory Channels

332.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

Official Website

-

5

PCIe Version

-

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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