AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Let's find out which one of AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD EPYC 7473X AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX
• Family
  AMD EPYC AMD Ryzen
• CPU group
  AMD EPYC 7003 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  3 3

In this block we are going to compare AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  2.80 GHz 2.70 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  4096 GB 2048 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 8
• ECC
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD EPYC 7473X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  240 W 280 W
• TDP up
  280 W --
• TDP down
  225 W --
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  SP3 WRX8 (sWRX8)
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  768.00 MB 256.00 MB
• Architecture
  Milan (Zen 3) Castle Peak (Zen 2)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021