AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 12 / Nov 2020
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 24 / Nov 2019
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    118%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    130%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    159%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Much higher single threaded performance (around 30% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
175 watts lower power draw.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 59% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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


Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 3vsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Quad-channel
CodenameVermeervsMatisse
Release DateNov 2020vsNov 2019

Cores

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cores12vs24
Threads24vs48
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache64MBvs128MB

Physical

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket TR4
Max Case Temp95°Cvs95°C
PackagevssTRX4
Die Sizeunknownvs74mm²
Process7 nmvs7 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP105 Wvs280 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    5760 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    5040 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    65001 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    124615 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    272
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    209

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    3726
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    5950

points - higher is better