AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2900X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

• CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
• Around 148287% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 3.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
• Around 50% 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 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

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CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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