AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,400

Rank #133

vs
6,147

Rank #198

6,400
6,147

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 4% (Rank #133 vs #198)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
6,020

Rank #261

5,836
6,020

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X wins by 3.1% (Rank #339 vs #261)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
6,337

Rank #176

7,246
6,337

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 12.5% (Rank #78 vs #176)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Diff
Cores
32
8
+75%
Threads
64
16
+75%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,400 MHz
-11.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,800 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,800 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,500 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,500 MHz
Clock Multiplier
30x
34x
-11.8%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
768 KB
+75%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
4 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
95 W
62% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series Ryzen Ryzen
Model Number 2990WX 1700X
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 $1,799.00 $399.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Ryzen

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1700X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Zen

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Summit

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
23

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
--
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Socket

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Promontory

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
$399.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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 2990WX
12 nm
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64