AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 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 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 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 1600X

930

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +8%

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +362%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +20%

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +73%

7480

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +1%

988

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +194%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +3%

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +144%

31873

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

12

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

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 1600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

60

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