AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,633

Rank #397

vs
8,788

Rank #3

5,633
8,788

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 35.9% (Rank #397 vs #3)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,805

Rank #355

vs
7,878

Rank #18

5,805
7,878

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 26.3% (Rank #355 vs #18)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,376

Rank #442

vs
10,153

Rank #7

5,376
10,153

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 47.1% (Rank #442 vs #7)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,861

Rank #474

vs
9,508

Rank #8

4,861
9,508

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 48.9% (Rank #474 vs #8)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,077

Rank #384

vs
9,689

Rank #11

5,077
9,689

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 47.6% (Rank #384 vs #11)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,803

Rank #570

vs
9,630

Rank #7

4,803
9,630

Ryzen Threadripper 9970X wins by 50.1% (Rank #570 vs #7)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 2600X Ryzen Threadripper 9970X Diff
Cores
6
32
-81.3%
Threads
12
64
-81.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
4,000 MHz
-10%
Clock Multiplier
36x
40x
-10%
L1 Cache
577 KB
62 KB
+89.2%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
1 MiB
+68.2%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
122 MiB
-86.9%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
95 W
350 W
72.9% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
4 nm
66.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 2600X Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2600X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Shimada Peak
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket Socket sTR5
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA4844
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $229.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 2600X
Ryzen
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Series

Ryzen 5 2600X
2000
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 2600X
2600X
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 2600X
Zen+
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 2600X
Pinnacle
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Shimada Peak

Core Family

Ryzen 5 2600X
23
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Core Model

Ryzen 5 2600X
8
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Socket

Ryzen 5 2600X
Socket
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Socket sTR5

Package

Ryzen 5 2600X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
FC-LGA4844

Chipset

Ryzen 5 2600X
Promontory
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 2600X
DDR4-2933
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 2600X
Yes
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 2600X
$229.00
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 2600X
No
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 2600X Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Process 12 nm 4 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 70.6 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 33,260
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 2600X
12 nm
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
4 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 2600X
213 mm²
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
70.6 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 2600X
4.80 billion
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
33,260

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 2600X
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen 5 2600X
CMOS
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 2600X
64-bit
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 2600X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 2600X Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64