AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz 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 2600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1014

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7128

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +315%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +7%

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +65%

7480

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

122

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +413%

626

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +5%

1029

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +207%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +1%

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +142%

31873

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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

19.2 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

12

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

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

DDR4-2933

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 2600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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