AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +31%

1322

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +212%

29651

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9493

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +22%

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +17%

7480

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +35%

1323

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +136%

17328

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +15%

2636

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +74%

31873

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jul 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen 2

sTR4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

95 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

38x

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

32 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 2990WX

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

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