AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 3600

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2487 vs 2458

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs 31 August 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487 vs 2458

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 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
4x 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
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29456 vs 17396

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29456 vs 17396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2487

2458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17396

29456

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487	2458
PassMark - CPU mark	17396	29456
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7974

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen+
Family	Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	31 August 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000029	YD295XA8UGAAF
Place in performance rating	830	838
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		YD295XA8AFWOF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$899.99
Series		AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100)		8.50
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	8 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	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
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™)