AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX has 16 cores with 32 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO series. The processor uses a mainboard with the WRX8 (sWRX8) socket and was released in Q1/2022. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX scores 1,604 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 19,039 points.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

At a glance

Name: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
Family: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)
CPU group: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 (5)
Architecture: Chagall (Zen 3)
Technology: 7 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 4
Predecessor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Successor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is 4.00 GHz (4.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 16 / 32
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 16x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores): 4.20 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 2048 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-3200
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 2048 GB
Memory channels: 8 (Octa Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 4.0 x 128
PCIe Bandwidth: 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 280 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 72.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: WRX8 (sWRX8)
L2-Cache: 8.00 MB
L3-Cache: 64.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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.
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1538
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1532
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1517
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
1508
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1508
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1508
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz
1508

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2083
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
2068
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2055
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
2054

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
14C 14T @ 5.00 GHz
17425
Intel Core i7-13700K Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
17208
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
17208
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
17191
Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i5-14600K
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
17190
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
17190
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
16832

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 7 5700X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
1643
Intel Xeon E-2324G Intel Xeon E-2324G
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
1632
Intel Core i5-12400T Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1627
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
1604
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
1604
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
1604
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1604

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.
Intel Core i7-14700 Intel Core i7-14700
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
19394
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
19394
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
19328
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
19039
Intel Core i9-12900KS Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
19010
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
18977
Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
18875

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
589
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
588
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
588
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
585
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
585
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
585
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
585

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
52294
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
51275
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
51067
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
49395
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
49250
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
49250
Intel Core i7-14700 Intel Core i7-14700
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
48720

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