AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Epyc 7232P. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 7232P
AMD Epyc 7232P

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or AMD Epyc 7232P? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2020.

AMD Epyc 7232P has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    71 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    56 times more cores

    64 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    186 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    4 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    34 place
AMD Epyc 7232P Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7232P
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    500 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.43 times less performance per watt

    120 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7232P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    368 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    317 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    170 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Epyc 7232P AMD Epyc 7232P
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 Epyc
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7002
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    64 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    128 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 Epyc 7232P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    72 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and AMD Epyc 7232P to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    280 W left arrow 120 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, 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
    256.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Castle Peak (Zen 2) left arrow Rome (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    TRX4 (sTRX4) left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and AMD Epyc 7232P.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
495
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
372
AMD Epyc 7232P

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