AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 1059
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs 31 August 2018
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1283 vs 1059

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • 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 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12581 vs 9002
  • Around 28% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7974 vs 6209
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12581 vs 9002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7974 vs 6209

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1283
1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9002
12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6209
7974
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1283 1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9002 12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6209 7974
PassMark - Single thread mark 2457
PassMark - CPU mark 29382

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen+
Family Ryzen 7 AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 7 July 2019 31 August 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $399
OPN PIB 100-100000025BOX YD295XA8AFWOF
OPN Tray 100-000000025 YD295XA8UGAAF
Place in performance rating 1209 840
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
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

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1536 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
Unlocked
Die size 213 mm
Maximum core temperature 68°C
Transistor count 9600 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)