AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +33%

1684

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

28782

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +162%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +94%

2218

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +24%

13903

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

1494

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +121%

3302

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +43%

1819

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

18397

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +49%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +35%

3471

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

45659

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +75%

80316

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Zen 2

AM4

Socket

sTRX4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

280 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

64

32

Performance Core Threads

128

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

16

Total Core Count

64

32

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

29x

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

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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