AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2457
- Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 1059
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2019 vs 31 August 2018 |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 12 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 180 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2568 vs 2457 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1196 vs 1059 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
- 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29384 vs 17768
- Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12581 vs 6759
- Around 72% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7974 vs 4635
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 16 |
L1 cache | 1536 KB vs 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 32 MB vs 16 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 29384 vs 17768 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 12581 vs 6759 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7974 vs 4635 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2568 | 2457 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 17768 | 29384 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1196 | 1059 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6759 | 12581 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4635 | 7974 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen+ |
Launch date | March 2019 | 31 August 2018 |
Place in performance rating | 1107 | 839 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
OPN PIB | YD295XA8AFWOF | |
OPN Tray | YD295XA8UGAAF | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Price now | $899.99 | |
Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 8.50 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 1536 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 8 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 32 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 16 |
Number of threads | 16 | 32 |
Transistor count | 4800 million | 9600 million |
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Die size | 213 mm | |
Maximum core temperature | 68°C | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | sTR4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 180 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
AMD SenseMI | ||
The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 |