AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz 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 9 5950X'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 (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX's Advantages

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

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +45%

1684

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +9%

28782

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +71%

2218

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +65%

13903

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +70%

1819

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +54%

18397

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +49%

3471

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +52%

45659

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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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

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

105 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

24

32

Performance Core Threads

48

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

32

Total Thread Count

48

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

34x

Multiplier

30x

64K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

64MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128GB

Max Memory Size

2048GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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