Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1261	226
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.41
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	14 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$672	$1961

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	15940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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	FP5	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 383% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.49	21.67
Recency	6 January 2019	14 July 2020
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	280 Watt

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