AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X |
| 13% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 69% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 41% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 55 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
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| BMI1 | | | |
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| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | AMD Zen+ |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Aug 2018 | vs | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Cores | 24 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 48 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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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 | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FCLGA-4094 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | 213mm² | vs | 213mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | variable |
| TDP | 180 W | vs | 125 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
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