AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X vs AMD EPYC 7601
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7601 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | 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 2970X | | 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 2970X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Cores | 24 | vs | 32 |
| Threads | 48 | vs | 64 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | 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 2970X | | 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 2970X | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 2200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | variable |
| TDP | 180 W | vs | 180 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better