AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 12 / Jul 2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 32 / Aug 2018
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    119%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
    113%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    151%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

13% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 51% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


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 Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD 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
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2
3DNow!
CnQ
NX bit
XFR

Architecture

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Eight-channelvsDDR4
CodenameMatissevsZen
Release DateJul 2020vsAug 2018

Cores

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cores12vs32
Threads24vs64
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache64MBvs32768 KB

Physical

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
SocketAMD Socket TR4vsAMD Socket SP3r2
Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
PackagesTRX4vsuPGA
Die Size74mm²vs384mm²
Process7 nmvs12 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP280 Wvs250 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
    4816 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    4400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
    65587 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    146009 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX (simulated)
    192.57
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    170

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX (simulated)
    3325.26
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    5036

points - higher is better