AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 8% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 98% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 53% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |
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| 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 Threadripper 2950X | | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | AMD Zen |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Aug 2018 | vs | Mar 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |
|---|
| Cores | 16 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32768 KB | vs | 16384 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| 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 Ryzen 7 1800X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3100 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 95 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better