AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 32MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (180W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +66%

1891

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +423%

98341

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

18797

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +131%

2828

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +194%

26811

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Aug 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Zen+

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

52.56 billions

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

sTR4

350 W

Power Consumption

180 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

TSMC

Foundry

-

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA4844

Package

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

16

-

Performance Core Threads

32

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

64

Total Core Count

16

128

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

35x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

512 K per core

256 MB

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

1 TB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

166.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

5

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

60

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