AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 4 month(s) later
• Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
• Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
• Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2650 vs 2492
• Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 1068

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

• 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 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25236 vs 18168
• Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9726 vs 6918
• Around 96% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 9262 vs 4736

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2650 2492
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	18168 25236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1240 1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	6918 9726
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	4736 9262

Compare specifications (specs)