AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX VS Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H

Comparing AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Higher clock speed

4.00 GHz 2.90 GHz

Around -38% better clock speed

Top features of Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H

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More number of cores

28 12

2 times more cores
Performance per watt

250 W 280 W

About 0.89 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen Intel Xeon Platinum
Generation	3 3
CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 Intel Xeon Platinum 8300

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	4.00 GHz 2.90 GHz
CPU Cores	12 28
Turbo (1 Core)	4.30 GHz 4.30 GHz
CPU Threads	24 56
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	2048 GB 1152 GB
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	8 6
PCIe version	4.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	72 48

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX or Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	280 W 250 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L3-Cache	64.00 MB 38.50 MB
Architecture	Castle Peak (Zen 2) Cooper Lake
Technology	7 nm 14 nm
Socket	WRX8 (sWRX8) LGA 4189
Release date	Q1/2021 Q2/2020