AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX vs Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15) Family Apple M series (25)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 (6) CPU group Apple M2 (8)
5 Generation 2
Storm Peak (Zen 4) Architecture M2
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Predecessor Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is a 96 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.10 GHz). The processor can compute 192 threads at the same time. The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) clocks with 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
96 Cores 24
192 Threads 24
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (5.10 GHz)
96x Zen 4
A-Core 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)
16x Avalanche
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz)
8x Blizzard

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 2
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 8
-- Compute units 960
-- Shader 7680
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 192 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2048 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX, while the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 819.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
DDR5-5200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
2048 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
332.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 819.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
96.00 MB L2 Cache 72.00 MB
384.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes 64
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP of the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is 80 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has 480.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is at 72.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
5 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
sTR5 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2023
12490 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (93%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (45%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz
1927 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1695 (88%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz
100295 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
28570 (28%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz
2095 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1940 (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz
81408 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
27860 (34%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz
2714 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
2689 (99%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz
24535 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
21450 (87%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz
158470 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
48560 (31%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
126 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1918 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
21300 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W
357 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz
31.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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