Photo: AMD Threadripper PRO
AMD has garnered attention through the release of its Zen 4-based processors, a architecture that has demonstrated remarkable performance and efficiency in gaming tests. For professional users employing workstations, the manufacturer is gearing up for the launch of the “Threadripper PRO 7000WX” family, also recognized as “Storm Peak.”
On this Wednesday (16), we stumbled upon a benchmark test that seems to unveil the performance of the Threadripper PRO 7995WX, potentially being the most advanced processor in the lineup. According to its listing on Geekbench 5, the model boasts a CPU with 96 cores and 192 threads, likely built upon the Zen 4 architecture.
The processor's clock speed is evidently incorrect, as currently, no CPU can attain 7.0 GHz without overclocking. However, upon scrutinizing the Geekbench 5 test sheet, it becomes apparent that the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX reached a clock speed of approximately 5,140 MHz, likely its boost clock.
The Threadripper PRO 7995WX achieved 2,095 points in single-core testing and 81,408 points in multi-core testing on the Geekbench 5 platform. This suggests that the processor is expected to be 26% and 49% more potent than the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX in single-core and multi-core performance, respectively.
It's worth noting that the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX features only 64 cores, which accounts for its lower score compared to the Threadripper PRO 7995WX. However, the manufacturer seems to have made improvements in flow distribution, rendering the new generation of the processor more agile in workloads optimized for multithreading.
Other details gleaned from the benchmark test pertain to the memory cache of the Threadripper PRO 7995WX. The model seems to sport 384 MB in L3 cache and 96 MB in L2 cache—identical capacities to the AMD EPYC 9654, designed for servers.
While real-world application simulations are used to assess CPU performance, no benchmark platform can faithfully represent the actual benefits of a processor, which can vary depending on factors such as power consumption, thermal management, operating system, and numerous other factors often disregarded.
Hence, it's still premature to deduce the performance of the Threadripper PRO 7995WX. AMD has not confirmed a release date for processors in this lineup, so it's necessary to await official information from the company to compare its performance against models from Intel's recently launched Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 series.
