Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Gold 6342 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Gold AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO
• Generation
  3 4
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000
• Predecessor
  -- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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.

• Frequency
  2.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. 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
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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
  6144 GB 2048 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 8 (Octa Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Gold 6342 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX? 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)
  230 W 280 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 128.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ice Lake Chagall (Zen 3)
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  LGA 4189 WRX8 (sWRX8)
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q1/2022