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    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2019
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 32 / Aug 2018
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Summary

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

    185 watts lower power draw.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2
    3DNow!
    CnQ
    NX bit
    SMT
    XFR

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen+
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatissevsZen
    Release DateSep 2019vsAug 2018

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    Cores6vs32
    Threads6vs64
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache32MB (shared)vs32768 KB

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket SP3r2
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsuPGA
    Die Size74mm²vs384mm²
    Process7 nmvs12 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs4000 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsvariable
    TDP65 Wvs250 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
      4592 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
      4400 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
      24192 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
      146009 points

    Points - higher is better

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