• Home page
•       Processor
•       Comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Comparison of the technical characteristics between the processors, with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X on one side and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the other side. The first is dedicated to the desktop sector, It has 16 cores, 32 threads, a maximum frequency of 4.9GHz. The second is used on the desktop segment, it has a total of 24 cores, 48 threads, its turbo frequency is set to 4.5 GHz. The following table also compares the lithography, the number of transistors (if indicated), the amount of cache memory, the maximum RAM memory capacity, the type of memory accepted, the release date, the maximum number of PCIe lanes, the values ​​obtained in Geekbench 4 and Cinebench R15.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above.

Specifications:

Processor		AMD Ryzen 9 5950X				AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Market		Desktop				Desktop
Family		Zen 3				Zen 2
Part number(s), S-Spec		100-000000059, 100-100000059WOF				100000010WOF
Release date		Q4 2020				Q4 2019
Lithography		7 nm FinFET				7 nm FinFET
Transistors		-				23,540,000,000
Cores		16				24
Threads		32				48
Base frequency		3.4 GHz				3.8 GHz
Turbo frequency		4.9 GHz				4.5 GHz
Cache memory		64 MB				128 MB
Max memory capacity		128 GB				512 GB
Memory types		DDR4-3200				DDR4-3200
Max # of memory channels		2				4
Max memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s				95.37 GB/s
Max PCIe lanes		20				64
TDP		105 W				280 W
GPU integrated graphics		None				None
Socket		AM4				sTRX4
Maximum temperature		90°C				95°C
CPU-Z single thread		668				523
CPU-Z multi thread		12,331				16,553
Cinebench R15 single thread		275				210
Cinebench R15 multi-thread		4,364				5,950
Cinebench R20 single thread		631				520
Cinebench R20 multi-thread		9,986				13,570
PassMark single thread		3,549				2,680
PassMark CPU Mark		46,647				56,040
(Windows 64-bit) Geekbench 4 single core		7,196				5,420
(Windows 64-bit) Geekbench 4 multi-core		62,456				57,891
(Windows) Geekbench 5 single core		1,674				1,245
(Windows) Geekbench 5 multi-core		16,409				17,567
(SGEMM) GFLOPS performance		967.3 GFLOPS				1,898 GFLOPS
(Multi-core / watt performance) Performance / watt ratio		595 pts / W				207 pts / W
Amazon
eBay

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above.

We can better compare what are the technical differences between the two processors. The processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has a larger number of cores, the maximum frequency of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is greater, that the PDT of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is lower. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X was designed earlier.

Performances :

Performance comparison between the two processors, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark software such as Geekbench 4.

	CPU-Z - Multi-thread & single thread score
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	523 16,553
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	668 12,331

In single core, the difference is 28%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 34%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

CPU-Z is a system information software that provides the name of the processor, its model number, the codename, the cache levels, the package, the process. It can also gives data about the mainboard, the memory. It makes real time measurement, with finally a benchmark for the single thread, as well as for the multi thread.

	Cinebench R15 - Multi-thread & single thread score
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	210 5,950
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	275 4,364

In single core, the difference is 31%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 36%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

Cinebench R15 evaluates the performance of CPU calculations by restoring a photorealistic 3D scene. The scene has 2,000 objects, 300,000 polygons, uses sharp and fuzzy reflections, bright areas, shadows, procedural shaders, antialiasing, and so on. The faster the rendering of the scene is created, the more powerful the PC is, with a high number of points.

	Cinebench R20 - Multi-thread & single thread score
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	520 13,570
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	631 9,986

In single core, the difference is 21%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 36%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

Cinebench R20 is a multi-platform test software which allows to evaluate the hardware capacities of a device such as a computer, a tablet, a server. This version of Cinebench takes into account recent developments in processors with multiple cores and the latest improvements in rendering techniques. The evaluation is ultimately even more relevant.

	PassMark - CPU Mark & single thread
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	2,680 56,040
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	3,549 46,647

In single core, the difference is 32%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 20%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

PassMark is a benchmarking software that performs several performance tests including prime numbers, integers, floating point, compression, physics, extended instructions, encoding, sorting. The higher the score is, the higher is the device capacity.


On Windows 64-bit:

	Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & single core score - Windows 64-bit
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	7,196 62,456
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	5,420 57,891

In single core, the difference is 33%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 8%.

On Linux 64-bit:

	Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & single core score - Linux 64-bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	6,154 93,049
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	7,689 73,900

In single core, the difference is 25%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 26%.

On Mac OS X 64-bit:

	Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & single core score - Mac OS X 64-bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	5,870 90,408
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	7,631 76,088

In single core, the difference is 30%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 19%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

Geekbench 4 is a complete benchmark platform with several types of tests, including data compression, images, AES encryption, SQL encoding, HTML, PDF file rendering, matrix computation, Fast Fourier Transform, 3D object simulation, photo editing, memory testing. This allows us to better visualize the respective power of these devices. For each result, we took an average of 250 values on the famous benchmark software.


On Windows:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & single core score - Windows
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	1,245 17,567
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	1,674 16,409

In single core, the difference is 34%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 7%.

On Linux:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & single core score - Linux
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	1,267 21,441
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	1,595 15,305

In single core, the difference is 26%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 40%.

On macOS:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & single core score - macOS
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X#ad	1,281 20,572
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X#ad	1,726 16,638

In single core, the difference is 35%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 24%.

Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

Geekbench 5 is a software for measuring the performance of a computer system, for fixed devices, mobile devices, servers. This platform makes it possible to better compare the power of the CPU, the computing power and to compare it with similar or totally different systems. Geekbench 5 includes new workloads that represent work tasks and applications that we can find in reality.

Equivalence:

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Intel equivalentAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel equivalent