Ryzen 9 3950X vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	13	171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	6.61	15.11
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	14 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	$5500	$1336 (1.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3950X has 129% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	128	32
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	WRX8	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Ryzen 9 3950X.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

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 5995WX outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X by 140% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	60.27	25.10
Recency	8 March 2022	14 November 2019
Physical cores	64	16
Threads	128	32
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	105 Watt

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