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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Released
Q3/2018
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 2300X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2018.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 250 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    965 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 2300X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    532 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    756 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    104 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 8 times more cores

    32 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    263 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    319 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    530 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    20 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    183 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    102 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    2 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    108 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 3 3300X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 32
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 64
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 250 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1028
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
1103
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
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
1012
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
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
3097
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
17204
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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