AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO AMD Ryzen Embedded R
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  4 2
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  16 / 32 4 / 8
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  16x 4x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  4.00 GHz 3.35 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.50 GHz 3.70 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8
• Shader
  512
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• Direct X
  -- 12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 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
  2048 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  204.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  4.0 x 128 3.0 x 16
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX or AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544? 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)
  280 W 45 W
• TDP up
  -- 54 W
• TDP down
  -- 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 \xc2\xb0C 105 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 12 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  WRX8 (sWRX8) FP5
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  64.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Chagall (Zen 3) Zen+
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• 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
  Q1/2022 Q2/2022
• Documents
  Technical data sheet --