AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 2275
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25557 vs 13509
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2018 vs September 2018
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 1152 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2489 vs 2275
PassMark - CPU mark 25557 vs 13509

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2275
2489
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13509
25557
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2275 2489
PassMark - CPU mark 13509 25557
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 9262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9726

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date September 2018 October 2018
OPN Tray YD260BBBM6IAF YD292XA8UC9AF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 895 896
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN PIB YD292XA8AFWOF

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Die size 192 mm 213 mm
L1 cache 576 KB 1152 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 6 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 6 12
Number of threads 12 24
Transistor count 4800 million 9600 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

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 Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)