3015e vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	272	1938
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.70	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Pollock (Zen)
Release date	6 August 2018 (5 years ago)	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,299	no data
Current price	$450 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	2.25 MB	192 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	19200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e 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)	no data
Socket	Socket TR4	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-1600 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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.867 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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 2970WX outperforms 3015e by 1009% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.40	1.75
Recency	6 August 2018	4 August 2020
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	6 Watt

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