AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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
7,324

Rank #47

6,400
7,324

Ryzen 9 7900 wins by 12.6% (Rank #133 vs #47)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
7,448

Rank #39

5,836
7,448

Ryzen 9 7900 wins by 21.6% (Rank #339 vs #39)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
7,139

Rank #89

7,246
7,139

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 1.5% (Rank #78 vs #89)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
6,543

Rank #65

6,054
6,543

Ryzen 9 7900 wins by 7.5% (Rank #99 vs #65)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
6,309

Rank #87

6,591
6,309

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 4.3% (Rank #66 vs #87)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
6,287

Rank #81

5,410
6,287

Ryzen 9 7900 wins by 13.9% (Rank #207 vs #81)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Ryzen 9 7900 Diff
Cores
32
12
+62.5%
Threads
64
24
+62.5%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,700 MHz
-18.9%
Clock Multiplier
30x
37x
-18.9%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
62 KB
+98%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
1 MiB
+94%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
61 MiB
+4.6%
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
5 nm
58.3% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Ryzen 9 7900
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Raphael
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM5
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA1718
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Ryzen 9 7900
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Ryzen 9 7900
Raphael

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 9 7900
Socket AM5

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 9 7900
FC-LGA1718

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Ryzen 9 7900
DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Ryzen 9 7900
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Ryzen 9 7900
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Ryzen 9 7900
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Ryzen 9 7900
Process 12 nm 5 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 71 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 13,140
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Ryzen 9 7900
5 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Ryzen 9 7900
71 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Ryzen 9 7900
13,140

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 9 7900
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Ryzen 9 7900
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Ryzen 9 7900
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 7900
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Ryzen 9 7900
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