Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Pentium Silver N5000
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a whopping 3160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2414 | 65 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.18 | 10.05 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Silver | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 24.82 | 17.34 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont Plus (2017) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 11 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 February 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $3,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has 5483% better value for money than Pentium Silver N5000.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 11 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1090 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 605 | - |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | - |
| Execution Units | 18 | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
| eDP | + | - |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver N5000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.39 | 45.32 |
| Recency | 11 December 2017 | 7 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 64 |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 280 Watt |
Pentium Silver N5000 has 4566.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, on the other hand, has a 3160.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Silver N5000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is a desktop one.
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