amd ryzen threadripper pro 3975wx vs amd ryzen 9 5950x

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (Desktop) 32-cores against AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (Desktop) 16-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 Threadripper PRO 3975WX and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
  • Newer released 2019 years later
  • Has 16 more physical cores
  • Around 75.2 GB/s (59%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX – 105 vs 280 Watt
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)

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 threadripper pro 3975wx and ryzen 9 5950x

General

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Vendor AMD AMD
Released July 14 2020 October 8 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Matisse Vermeer
Socket sWRX8 AM4
Integrated GPU - -

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cores 32 16
Threads 64 32
Base Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.9 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 128 MB 64 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Power

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 W 105 W
Max. temperature 95°C °C

Memory support

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 126.38 GB/s 51.196 GB/s
ECC Support No No

iGPU

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Integrated Graphics - -

Misc

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Official site AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX official page AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page
PCI Express Version 4 4
PCI Express Lanes

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX?