Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides good benchmark performance at 26.11% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX sales 14 July 2020. This is a Matisse architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 16 cores and 32 threads, and is based on 7 nm, 12 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4300 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket TR4 processor with a TDP of 280 Watt and a maximum temperature of 95 °C. It supports DDR4-3200 memory.
General info
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 162 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 16.80 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | |
| Release date | 14 July 2020 (3 years ago) | |
| Current price | $1347 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 32 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | TR4 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9124) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
| Integrated graphics card | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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%
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%
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%
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