AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . 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 5950X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +45%

1684

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

26292

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +9%

28782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +71%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +65%

13903

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +70%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +54%

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +49%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +52%

45659

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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

sTR4

Socket

AM4

250 W

Power Consumption

105 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

16

48

Performance Core Threads

32

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

16

48

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

34x

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 5950X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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