AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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Released
Q1/2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, specifications and benchmarks

2 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q1/2020. Here are all the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.90 GHz, total of cores is 64. The CPU supports DDR4-3200 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket TRX4 (sTRX4). The TDP for CPU is 280 W.

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3
  • Name
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    64
  • CPU Threads
    128
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (64 Cores)
    3.2 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • GPU name
    None
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    Yes
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB
  • Memory channels
    4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    72
  • PCIe version
    4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    280 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q1/2020
  • Socket
    TRX4 (sTRX4)
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    7 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    1 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    2 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1254
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1262
1255
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

74422
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
73220
49876
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

495
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
499
499
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

24763
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
24463
20644
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

200
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
201
201
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

10542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
7575
7398
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1219
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1229
1225
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

34670
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
38211
36215
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

59 kH/s
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
92 kH/s
84 kH/s
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

28.9 s
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
44.5 s
59.2 s
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

80798
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
88725
64198

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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