AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 16 / Jul 2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 64 / Feb 2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    182%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    101%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    262%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

None

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 162% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 82% higher average synthetic performance.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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


Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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 PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Eight-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Quad-channel
CodenameMatissevsMatisse
Release DateJul 2020vsFeb 2020

Cores

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Cores16vs64
Threads32vs128
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache64MBvs128MB

Physical

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
SocketAMD Socket TR4vsAMD Socket TR4
Max Case Temp95°Cvs95°C
PackagesTRX4vssTRX4
Die Size74mm²vs74mm²
Process7 nmvs7 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP280 Wvs280 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    4816 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    4816 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
    85263 points
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    253603 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (simulated)
    196.7
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (simulated)
    199.71

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (simulated)
    4422.6
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (simulated)
    11631.35

points - higher is better