AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
• Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 250 Watt
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2459 vs 2281
• Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1059 vs 1018
• Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12581 vs 10702
• Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7974 vs 7913

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

• 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
• 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x 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 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32044 vs 29583

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2459 2281
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	29583 32044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1059 1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	12581 10702
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	7974 7913

Compare specifications (specs)