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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX. Specifications, performance, tests

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800
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2020-07-14
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX has a base frequency of 4 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 280 W. Released in 2020-07-14.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Reasons to consider
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  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 280 W
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    33 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Ryzen Threadripper PRO
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 WX-Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
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 None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX and AMD Ryzen 7 5800. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 280 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 280 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow 2020-07-14
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow WRX8 (sWRX8)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Castle Peak
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.75 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000168WOF
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000168
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 7556.1802 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 132.342 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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