AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.50
+18.4%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking258348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.9549.54
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)ZEN+ (2018−2020)
Release date2 October 2018 (5 years old)3 October 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,299$649
Current price$1150 (0.9x MSRP)$180 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has 398% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB32 MB
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket TR4SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size2 TiB2 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 GB/s93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

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
+18.4%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 16.47

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 18% 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
+18.4%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 25300

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 18% 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 Threadripper 2920X 1265
+2.3%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 2% 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
+2.5%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 7235

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 3% 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 Threadripper 2920X 5407
+3.2%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 3% 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 Threadripper 2920X 46015
+22.6%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 23% 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
+1.1%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 10948

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 1% 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 Threadripper 2920X 3.03
+37.3%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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
+23.1%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 18

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 23% 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
+66.5%
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 2628

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 67% 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 Threadripper 2920X 178
+2.9%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 3% 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 Threadripper 2920X 1.96
+3.2%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 3% 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 Threadripper 2920X 16.2
+32.8%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 33% 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 Threadripper 2920X 4669
+9.6%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 10% 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 Threadripper 2920X 209
+3.2%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 3% 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 Threadripper 2920X 131
+12.4%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by 12% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.50 16.47
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Cost $1299 $649
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 180 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen Threadripper 2920X in performance tests.


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