AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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 2950X

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2457 vs 2274
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29384 vs 13517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2457 vs 2274
PassMark - CPU mark	29384 vs 13517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2274

2457

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13517

29384

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2274	2457
PassMark - CPU mark	13517	29384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7974

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen+
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	September 2018	31 August 2018
OPN Tray	YD260BBBM6IAF	YD295XA8UGAAF
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	891	839
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		YD295XA8AFWOF
Price now		$899.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	192 mm	213 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	8 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	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
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™)