AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
| 19% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 85% 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 52% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 155 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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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 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Zen+ |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | | 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 3960X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 213mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 125 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better