AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 7nm)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
May 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Cezanne
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 7
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
10.7 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
180 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
24
Total Core Count
6
48
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
42.0
Multiplier
39.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
1 TB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3
48
PCIe Lanes
16
