AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

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

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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

895

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +26%

1135

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6248

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +200%

18797

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

1144

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +6%

1221

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5129

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +77%

9103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +22%

1128

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +138%

12093

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +19%

2456

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

12279

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +138%

29227

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Aug 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

9.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

180 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

35x

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

32 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 1600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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