Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
39.34
+37%
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.71

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking69160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.78
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency13.3025.88
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date14 July 2020 (4 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads6432
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier3534
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB64 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size74 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 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 multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X. 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 2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

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 5950X.

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 39.34
+37%
Ryzen 9 5950X 28.71

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 62485
+37%
Ryzen 9 5950X 45597

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 1634
Ryzen 9 5950X 2215
+35.6%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 14705
+21.5%
Ryzen 9 5950X 12103

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 5884
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
+13.7%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 53924
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+5%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 16923
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+4.3%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 3.63
+16.5%
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 52
+9.1%
Ryzen 9 5950X 48

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 7053
+63.1%
Ryzen 9 5950X 4324

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 201
Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+32.6%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 2.19
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+40.6%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 27
+3.8%
Ryzen 9 5950X 26

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 6530
Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+95%

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.  

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 193
Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+9.8%

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.  

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 268
Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+23.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 28798
+77.2%
Ryzen 9 5950X 16248

Blender(-)

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 69
Ryzen 9 5950X 118
+69.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 1285
Ryzen 9 5950X 1652
+28.5%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 5140
Ryzen 9 5950X 6852
+33.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 141386
+15%
Ryzen 9 5950X 122978

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 198
Ryzen 9 5950X 290
+46.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.34 28.71
Recency 14 July 2020 5 November 2020
Physical cores 32 16
Threads 64 32
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5950X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and Ryzen 9 5950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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