AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

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

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +44%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +19%

26292

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +72%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +50%

12589

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +54%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +18%

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +49%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +30%

39196

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

sTR4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

105 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

12

48

Performance Core Threads

24

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

12

48

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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