AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,169

Rank #191

vs
7,574

Rank #36

6,169
7,574

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 18.6% (Rank #191 vs #36)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
7,642

Rank #28

5,962
7,642

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 22% (Rank #285 vs #28)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,480

Rank #160

vs
7,472

Rank #67

6,480
7,472

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 13.3% (Rank #160 vs #67)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,482

Rank #184

vs
6,627

Rank #62

5,482
6,627

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 17.3% (Rank #184 vs #62)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,083

Rank #111

vs
6,480

Rank #72

6,083
6,480

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 6.1% (Rank #111 vs #72)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,252

Rank #256

vs
6,414

Rank #71

5,252
6,414

Ryzen 9 7900X wins by 18.1% (Rank #256 vs #71)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Ryzen 9 7900X Diff
Cores
16
12
+25%
Threads
32
24
+25%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
4,700 MHz
-25.5%
Clock Multiplier
35x
47x
-25.5%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
1 MiB
+88.1%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
61 MiB
-47.6%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
170 W
5.6% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
5 nm
58.3% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Ryzen 9 7900X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2950X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Raphael
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM5
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA1718
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR5-5200 MHz Dual-channel
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $899.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD
Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
2950X
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Zen+
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Colfax
Ryzen 9 7900X
Raphael

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
23
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
8
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 9 7900X
Socket AM5

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 9 7900X
FC-LGA1718

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Promontory
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 9 7900X
DDR5-5200 MHz Dual-channel

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Yes
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3.0
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
$899.00
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
No
Ryzen 9 7900X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Ryzen 9 7900X
Process 12 nm 5 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 71 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 13,140
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
12 nm
Ryzen 9 7900X
5 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
213 mm²
Ryzen 9 7900X
71 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
9.60 billion
Ryzen 9 7900X
13,140

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 9 7900X
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CMOS
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
64-bit
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 7900X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Ryzen 9 7900X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
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