AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
41.01
+60.7%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 61% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking52162
Place by popularitynot in top-10086
Value for money10.8657.48
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020)
Release date14 July 2020 (3 years old)5 November 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549
Current price$3648 $412 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900X has 429% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads6424
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB64 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size74 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C95 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 configuration11
SocketsWRX8AM4
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 286x 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 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes128no 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.


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 3975WX 41.01
+60.7%
Ryzen 9 5900X 25.52

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 61% 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 PRO 3975WX 62992
+60.7%
Ryzen 9 5900X 39196

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 61% 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 PRO 3975WX 1655
Ryzen 9 5900X 2180
+31.7%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 32% 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 PRO 3975WX 14579
+22.6%
Ryzen 9 5900X 11887

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 23% 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 PRO 3975WX 5884
Ryzen 9 5900X 6828
+16%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 16% 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 PRO 3975WX 53924
+3.5%
Ryzen 9 5900X 52076

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 4% 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 PRO 3975WX 16923
+3%
Ryzen 9 5900X 16438

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 3% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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 PRO 3975WX 52
+24.9%
Ryzen 9 5900X 42

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 25% 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 PRO 3975WX 7053
+162%
Ryzen 9 5900X 2695

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 162% 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 PRO 3975WX 201
Ryzen 9 5900X 250
+24.4%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 24% 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 PRO 3975WX 2.19
Ryzen 9 5900X 3.14
+43.4%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 43% 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 PRO 3975WX 27
+27.4%
Ryzen 9 5900X 21.2

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 27% 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 PRO 3975WX 6530
Ryzen 9 5900X 13361
+105%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 105% 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 PRO 3975WX 268
Ryzen 9 5900X 335
+25%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 25% 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 PRO 3975WX 193
+1%
Ryzen 9 5900X 191

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 1% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.01 25.52
Recency 14 July 2020 5 November 2020
Physical cores 32 12
Threads 64 24
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 105 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900X in performance tests.


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