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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Released
Q3/2018
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X? Which processor is faster?

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

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    104 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    20 times more cores

    32 left arrow 12

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    192 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.72 times less performance per watt

    180 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    75 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    498 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    34 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    194 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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 Threadripper 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
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
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes 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 2920X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. 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
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    64 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    250 W left arrow 180 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, 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
    64.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Colfax (Zen+) left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    TR4 (SP3r2) 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 Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.

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
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
439
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
11463
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
5843
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
174
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
176
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
5189
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2584
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
1042
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
17204
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
8714
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
18
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
8.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
67.7
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
148
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
4721
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
4765
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
95261
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
46721
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
2.21
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2.21
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
55.27
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
27.6
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
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
23226
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
22020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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