AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
• 26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
• 52 more threads: 64 vs 12
• Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
• 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2281 vs 2241
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32044 vs 13172
• Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 974
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10702 vs 5321
• 2.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7913 vs 3456

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

• Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
• 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2281 2241
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	32044 13172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1018 974
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	10702 5321
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	7913 3456

Compare specifications (specs)