AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD EPYC 7601
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 55 watts lower power draw. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7601 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD EPYC 7601
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
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| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | AMD Zen |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Aug 2018 | vs | Jun 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Cores | 16 | vs | 32 |
| Threads | 32 | vs | 64 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32768 KB | vs | 65536 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 | vs | AMD Socket TR4 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FCLGA-4094 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 213mm² | vs | 192mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3100 MHz | vs | 2200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | variable |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 180 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better