AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz 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 2500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +1%

1234

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +113%

9103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +16%

1128

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +211%

12093

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +6%

2456

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +208%

29227

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

General Parameters

Sep 2018

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

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

180 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

16

8

Performance Core Threads

32

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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