AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz 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 9 5900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +44%

1670

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

22046

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +19%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +72%

2235

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +50%

12589

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +54%

1639

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +18%

14023

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +49%

3470

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +30%

39196

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

sTR4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

250 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

24

Performance Core Threads

48

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

12

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 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

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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