AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,651

Rank #98

vs
5,606

Rank #412

6,651
5,606

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 15.7% (Rank #98 vs #412)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
5,828

Rank #343

6,023
5,828

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 3.2% (Rank #260 vs #343)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
5,273

Rank #484

7,592
5,273

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 30.5% (Rank #57 vs #484)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,922

Rank #425

5,758
4,922

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 14.5% (Rank #131 vs #425)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,848

Rank #510

6,517
4,848

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 25.6% (Rank #71 vs #510)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,986

Rank #398

5,296
4,986

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 5.9% (Rank #238 vs #398)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 3500 Diff
Cores
24
6
+75%
Threads
48
6
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,600 MHz
-16.7%
Clock Multiplier
30x
--
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
--
L2 Cache
12 MiB
--
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
--
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
--

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 3500
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax --
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 --
Package FCLGA-4094 --
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 --
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Ryzen 5 3500
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 5 3500
--

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Ryzen 5 3500
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Ryzen 5 3500
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 3500
Process 12 nm --
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Ryzen 5 3500
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Ryzen 5 3500
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 3500
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 3500
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
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