AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +1%

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +113%

9103

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +16%

1128

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +211%

12093

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +6%

2456

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +208%

29227

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Sep 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen+

sTR4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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