AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen 5 1600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +41%

1262

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

895

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +1111%

75671

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6248

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

1144

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +118%

11211

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5129

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +36%

1265

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +442%

27453

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +24%

2564

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +554%

80316

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

12279

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Apr 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

6

128

Performance Core Threads

12

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

64

Total Core Count

6

128

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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