AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 5500 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +17%

1365

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10573

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +148%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +36%

1776

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +15%

8391

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

155

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +127%

353

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +33%

1424

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +65%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +30%

3028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +54%

29986

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cezanne

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

48

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

30x

64 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

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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