AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 109424% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2707 vs 2325
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32665 vs 29949
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 1016
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12037 vs 10347
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency 4600 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2707 vs 2325
PassMark - CPU mark 32665 vs 29949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276 vs 1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12037 vs 10347

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
L2 cache 12 MB vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2707
2325
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32665
29949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1276
1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
12037
10347
Name AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 2707 2325
PassMark - CPU mark 32665 29949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276 1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12037 10347
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Family Ryzen AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 7 July 2019 October 2018
OPN PIB 100-100000023BOX YD297XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray 100-000000023 YD297XAZUHCAF
Place in performance rating 1006 864
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $1,299.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100) 3.52

Performance

Base frequency 3800 MHz 3 GHz
L2 cache 6 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum frequency 4600 MHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
L1 cache 2304 KB
Maximum core temperature 68°C
Transistor count 19200 million

Memory

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

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 250 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)