AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen 9 5900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +21%

1591

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +67%

34932

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

20814

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +22%

2080

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +33%

13003

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

9774

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +35%

1715

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +71%

22262

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

13017

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +29%

3447

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +58%

54650

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

34510

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Vermeer

3960X

Processor Number

-

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

12

48

Performance Core Threads

24

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

24

Total Core Count

12

48

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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