amd ryzen 9 5950x vs amd ryzen threadripper pro 3945wx

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (Desktop) 16-cores against AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX (Server) 12-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 PRO 3945WX
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX – 105 vs 280 Watt
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
  • Newer released 2019 years later
  • Around 75.2 GB/s (59%) 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 pro 3945wx

General

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Vendor AMD AMD
Released October 8 2020 July 14 2020
Type Desktop Server
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Vermeer Matisse
Socket AM4 TR4
Integrated GPU - -

Performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Base Frequency 3.4 GHz 4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.3 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (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 PRO 3945WX
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm, 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 W 280 W

Memory support

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 51.196 GB/s 126.38 GB/s
ECC Support No No

iGPU

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Integrated Graphics - -

Misc

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Official site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX official page
PCI Express Version 4 4
PCI Express Lanes

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X?