AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 24 more threads: 32 vs 8
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2457 vs 2152
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29382 vs 8497
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 August 2018 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 32 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2457 vs 2152
PassMark - CPU mark 29382 vs 8497

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2457
2152
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29382
8497
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2457 2152
PassMark - CPU mark 29382 8497
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 42.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 393.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 208.928
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5566

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Raven Ridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 31 August 2018 10 May 2018
OPN PIB YD295XA8AFWOF
OPN Tray YD295XA8UGAAF YD240BC5M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 839 245
Price now $899.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Value for money (0-100) 8.50
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Die size 213 mm 210 mm
L1 cache 1536 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 68°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 32 8
Transistor count 9600 million 4950 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 15
Number of GPU cores 11

Memory

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

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported sTR4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included Wraith Stealth
Configurable TDP 46-65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI