AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +33%

1550

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +127%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +67%

2173

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +8%

9138

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +54%

1644

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +34%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +44%

3361

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +36%

29986

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2018

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

sTR4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

48

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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