amd ryzen 9 5950x vs amd ryzen threadripper 2970wx

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (Desktop) 16-cores against AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX (Desktop) 24-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Newer released 2 years later
  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX – 105 vs 250 Watt
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 12
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
  • Newer released 2017 years later
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Around 42.7 GB/s (45%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Specifications

Full technical specification of ryzen 9 5950x and ryzen threadripper 2970wx

General

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Vendor AMD AMD
Released October 8 2020 August 6 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Vermeer Zen
Socket AM4 Socket TR4
Integrated GPU - -

Performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Cores 16 24
Threads 32 48
Base Frequency 3.4 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64 MB 64 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Power

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Fabrication process 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 W 250 W

Memory support

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 Quad-channel
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 51.196 GB/s 93.867 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

iGPU

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Integrated Graphics - -

Misc

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Official site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X?