Processor comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Socket AM4
3800 MHz
12 cores
Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD Socket SP3r2
3100 MHz
16 cores
Aug 2018
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X108%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X117%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X100%
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X101%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- 17% higher single threaded performance.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| 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 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | AMD Zen+ |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen 2 | Zen |
| Release Date | Dec 2019 | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | unknown | 213mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4600 MHz | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | variable |
| TDP | 125 W | 125 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X5152 points
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X4070 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X62307 points
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X66563 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X3159
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X3210
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X206
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X175
points - higher is better