AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3449 vs 2676

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 14 Jul 2020
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449 vs 2676

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
2.7x 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 98811 vs 34392

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	98811 vs 34392

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3449

2676

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34392

98811

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449	2676
PassMark - CPU mark	34392	98811
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		17270

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2 (Matisse)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	14 Jul 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000062	100-000000086
Place in performance rating	205	78
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
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™)