AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 2990WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
  • 56 more threads: 64 vs 8
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2292 vs 2152
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32501 vs 8497
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 August 2018 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Number of threads 64 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache 3072 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2292 vs 2152
PassMark - CPU mark 32501 vs 8497

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2292
2152
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32501
8497
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2292 2152
PassMark - CPU mark 32501 8497
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10702
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7913
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 2990WX AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Raven Ridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 13 August 2018 10 May 2018
OPN PIB YD299XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray YD299XAZUIHAF 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 906 245
Price now $1,729.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Value for money (0-100) 4.09
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Die size 213 mm 210 mm
L1 cache 3072 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 68°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 32 4
Number of threads 64 8
Transistor count 19200 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) 250 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture

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