AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3448 vs 2439

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 14 Jul 2020
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3448 vs 2439

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63885 vs 34384

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63885 vs 34384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3448

2439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34384

63885

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3448	2439
PassMark - CPU mark	34384	63885

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2 (Matisse)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	14 Jul 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000062	100-000000167
Place in performance rating	249	274
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Unlocked
Die size		74 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		95 °C
Transistor count		3800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)