AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
- 36 more threads: 48 vs 12
- Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 2.7x 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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2275
- 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54864 vs 13509
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 vs September 2018 |
Number of cores | 24 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 48 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 12 nm |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB vs 576 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB vs 3 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB vs 16 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2681 vs 2275 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 54864 vs 13509 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
- Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68 °C
- 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 68 °C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2681 | 2275 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 54864 | 13509 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1267 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 19997 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 14014 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 | September 2018 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | |
Place in performance rating | 347 | 890 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD Ryzen PRO Processors | |
OPN Tray | YD260BBBM6IAF | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 576 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 3 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 95°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 24 | 6 |
Number of threads | 48 | 12 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 192 mm | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 512 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | sTRX4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 280 Watt | 65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Solution | Not included | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 64 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |