AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68°C
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

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
3x 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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2492 vs 2474
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25216 vs 17202

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	1152 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2492 vs 2474
PassMark - CPU mark	25216 vs 17202

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2474

2492

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17202

25216

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474	2492
PassMark - CPU mark	17202	25216
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9726

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Family	Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000029	YD292XA8UC9AF
Place in performance rating	839	872
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		YD292XA8AFWOF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1152 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	68°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
Transistor count		9600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)