AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 16 / Jul 2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 16 / May 2017
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    131%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    117%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    144%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

17% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 44% 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 31% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

125 watts lower power draw.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

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


Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Eight-channelvsDDR4
CodenameMatissevsZen
Release DateJul 2020vsMay 2017

Cores

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cores16vs16
Threads32vs32
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache64MBvs32768 KB

Physical

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
SocketAMD Socket TR4vsAMD Socket SP3r2
Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
PackagesTRX4vsuPGA
Die Size74mm²vs384mm²
Process7 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP280 Wvs155 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    4816 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    3850 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    85263 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    75152 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (simulated)
    196.7
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    167

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (simulated)
    4422.6
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    3062

points - higher is better