AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 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 3600X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2652 vs 2316
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 983
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2019 vs 31 July 2017
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2652 vs 2316
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240 vs 983

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% 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 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23088 vs 18190
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8440 vs 6918
  • Around 33% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6314 vs 4736
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
L1 cache 1152 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23088 vs 18190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8440 vs 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6314 vs 4736

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2652
2316
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18190
23088
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1240
983
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6918
8440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4736
6314
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2652 2316
PassMark - CPU mark 18190 23088
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240 983
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918 8440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4736 6314

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Launch date March 2019 31 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1100 1087
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $800
OPN PIB YD192XA8AEWOF
OPN Tray YD192XA8UC9AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $419.95
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100) 13.14

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4 GHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 1152 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 6 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
Transistor count 4800 million 9600 million
Unlocked
Die size 213 mm
Maximum core temperature 68°C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Max memory channels 4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 180 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Advanced Technologies

Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0