AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 96MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D +3%

1311

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +650%

75671

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

10086

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Sep 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Vermeer

sTRX4

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

-

128

Performance Core Threads

-

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.0 GHz

64

Total Core Count

6

128

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

30

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

4.0

PCIe Version

4

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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