AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz 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 1500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +24%

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +466%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +14%

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +124%

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +15%

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +207%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +9%

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +230%

29986

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

24

8

Performance Core Threads

48

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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