Processor comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Socket AM4
3600 MHz
8 cores
Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Socket SP3r2
3500 MHz
16 cores
May 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X100%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X114%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X119%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X100%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X145%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- 19% higher single threaded performance.
- 90 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 45% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| SMT | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | |
| XFR 2 | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| CnQ | | |
| NX bit | | |
| XFR | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | AMD Zen |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen 2 | Zen |
| Release Date | Dec 2019 | May 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 384mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4400 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | variable |
| TDP | 65 W | 155 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X4928 points
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X3850 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X39352 points
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X75152 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X2101
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X3062
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X199
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X167
points - higher is better