AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
Family
Ryzen Threadripper
Form Factor
Desktops / Boxed Processor
Generation
2
Name
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Series
Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
16
CPU Threads
32
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
4.4 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
3.5 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
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4
PCIe
PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes
64
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2933

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Default TDP
180 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
68 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
180 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Colfax (Zen+)
Codename
Colfax
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L1-Cache
1.5 MB
L2-Cache
8 MB
L3-Cache
32 MB
Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
YD295XA8AFWOF
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YD295XA8UGAAF
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Operating systems
Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part Number
—
Release date
2018-08-31
Socket
sTR4
Technology
12nm
Thermal Solution (PIB)
Not Included
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-10-01
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

207 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

43 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

200 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

44 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

189 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

47 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

365 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

92 place
Monero Hashrate kH/s

28 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

14 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

31 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

28 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

15 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

25 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

88 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15

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.

1127

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1143

Intel Core i9-10900X

1141

Intel Core i3-10100

All the benchmark results

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.

21444

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

24050

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

22189

Intel Core i9-7960X

All the benchmark results

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.

449

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

451

Intel Xeon E-2224

450

Intel Core i5-10400

All the benchmark results

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.

7003

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

7244

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

6954

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

All the benchmark results

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.

180

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

182

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

182

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6

All the benchmark results

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.

3187

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3210

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

3192

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

All the benchmark results

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.

1067

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1068

Intel Core i5-1030G4

1068

Intel Core i5-1030G7

All the benchmark results

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.

11420

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

11498

Intel Core i9-7920X

11451

AMD Epyc 7702

All the benchmark results

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.

10.5 kH/s

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

13 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

13 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

All the benchmark results

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.

116.3 s

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

111.4 s

Intel Core i9-7960X

115.3 s

Intel Core i9-10920X

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4814

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

4823

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

4820

Intel Core i5-9400

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

60465

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

64698

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T

62173

Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.27

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2.36

Intel Core i7-7700K

2.36

Intel Core i7-7740X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

35.62

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

36.38

Intel Xeon Gold 6148

36.38

Intel Xeon Gold 6148F

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.

25303

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

25745

Intel Xeon W-3235

25430

Intel Core i9-7940X

All the benchmark results

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.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15