AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 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 2990WX 's Advantages

Lower TDP (250W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +30%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

29651

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +58%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +16%

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +63%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +33%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

17328

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +29%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +17%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

31873

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +97%

62989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Nov 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen 2

sTR4

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

280 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

32

64

Performance Core Threads

64

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

32

Total Core Count

32

64

Total Thread Count

64

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

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

64

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