AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

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
6,463

Rank #123

6,651
6,463

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 2.8% (Rank #98 vs #123)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
6,656

Rank #89

6,023
6,656

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 wins by 9.5% (Rank #260 vs #89)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
6,173

Rank #206

7,592
6,173

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 18.7% (Rank #57 vs #206)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
5,901

Rank #114

5,758
5,901

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 wins by 2.4% (Rank #131 vs #114)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
5,750

Rank #150

6,517
5,750

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 11.8% (Rank #71 vs #150)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
5,566

Rank #169

5,296
5,566

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 wins by 4.9% (Rank #238 vs #169)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Diff
Cores
24
12
+50%
Threads
48
24
+50%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,000 MHz
0%
Clock Multiplier
30x
30x
0%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
62 KB
+97.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
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
65 W
74% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
7 nm
41.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Vermeer
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM4
Package FCLGA-4094 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Vermeer

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
Process 12 nm 7 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 8,300
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
7 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
8,300

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
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