AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

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
5,544

Rank #452

6,651
5,544

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 16.6% (Rank #98 vs #452)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
5,622

Rank #475

6,023
5,622

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 6.7% (Rank #260 vs #475)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
5,427

Rank #421

7,592
5,427

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 28.5% (Rank #57 vs #421)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,804

Rank #529

5,758
4,804

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 16.6% (Rank #131 vs #529)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,983

Rank #429

6,517
4,983

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 23.5% (Rank #71 vs #429)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,751

Rank #646

5,296
4,751

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 10.3% (Rank #238 vs #646)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 Diff
Cores
24
6
+75%
Threads
48
12
+75%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,200 MHz
-6.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,300 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,300 MHz
Clock Multiplier
30x
32x
-6.3%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
577 KB
+75%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
3 MiB
+75%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
16 MiB
+75%
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
64 GB
+96.9%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
40 GB/s
+54.5%
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
65 W
74% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series Ryzen Ryzen
Model Number 2970WX PRO
Microarchitecture Zen+ Zen
Core Name Colfax Summit
Core Family 23 23
Core Model -- 1
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket
Package FCLGA-4094 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Promontory Promontory
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Ryzen

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PRO

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Zen

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Summit

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
23

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
1

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Socket

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Promontory

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 4.80 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost
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
TSME
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64