AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N $2,368
12 Cores
24 Threads
4.7GHz Clock
32 Cores
64 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Socket
sTR5
Socket
LGA 4677
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 1,735
43%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 17,280
65%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Sapphire Rapids
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Xeon 4
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Shimada Peak
Eldora
Shimada Peak 2CCD
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Codename
Sapphire Rapids-SP
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Sapphire Rapids-XCC
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Golden Cove
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Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
5/20/2025
Release Date
1/10/2023
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
Intel 7
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
388 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
4x 394 mm²
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Transistor Count
2x 8.3 Billion
11 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
4x 28 Billion
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12 Cores
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32 Cores
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24 Threads
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64 Threads
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4.7GHz
5.4GHz Boost
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1.8GHz
3.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
UPI
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Clock
8000MHz
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Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Width
24Bit
Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
48GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
96GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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60MB Shared
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10-way set associative
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Channels
12
Channels
8
Max Memory
6144GB
Max Memory
4096GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
768Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Clock
3000MHz
Transfer Rate
6000MT/s
Clock
2200MHz
Transfer Rate
4400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
48.0GB/s
Bandwidth
576.0GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
35.2GB/s
Bandwidth
281.6GB/s
TDP
350W
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TDP
185W
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Temp
95°C Max
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Temp
95°C Max
85°C TCase
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x128 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x80 Lanes
No GPU
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No GPU
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No NPU
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DL Boost
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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