AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.50
+7.3%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking258291
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Value for money9.9540.14
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date2 October 2018 (5 years old)5 November 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,299$449
Current price$1150 (0.9x MSRP)$370 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X has 303% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB32 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm22 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket TR4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x 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 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 19.50
+7.3%
Ryzen 7 5800X 18.18

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 29949
+7.3%
Ryzen 7 5800X 27923

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 7% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 1236
Ryzen 7 5800X 2179
+76.3%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 76% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 7419
Ryzen 7 5800X 10266
+38.4%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 38% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 5241
Ryzen 7 5800X 6835
+30.4%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 30% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 37522
Ryzen 7 5800X 45548
+21.4%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 21% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 11073
Ryzen 7 5800X 15873
+43.3%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 43% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 4.16
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.04
+36.8%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 37% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 22
Ryzen 7 5800X 29
+35.7%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 36% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 4376
+67.8%
Ryzen 7 5800X 2609

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 68% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 173
Ryzen 7 5800X 266
+53.5%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 53% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 1.9
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.09
+62.6%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 63% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 12.2
Ryzen 7 5800X 15
+23%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 23% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 4261
Ryzen 7 5800X 15604
+266%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 266% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 202
Ryzen 7 5800X 339
+67.8%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 68% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 117
Ryzen 7 5800X 152
+30.5%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 30% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.50 18.18
Recency 2 October 2018 5 November 2020
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Cost $1299 $449
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 105 Watt

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