AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
$3,990
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299
64 Cores
128 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
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24 Cores
48 Threads
3GHz Clock
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Socket
sTRX4
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Socket
TR4
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iGPU
No GPU
- -
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iGPU
No GPU
- -
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GB6S 1,615
40%
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GB6S 1,275
31%
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GB6M 14,115
53%
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GB6M 9,200
34%
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CB23S 1,265
49%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M 62,870
146%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Architecture
Zen 2
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Architecture
Zen+
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Family
Ryzen 3000
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Family
Ryzen 2000
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Castle Peak
Aspen Highlands
Castle Peak 8CCD
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Codename
Colfax
Zeppelin
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Market Segment
Workstation
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Market Segment
Workstation
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Release Date
2/7/2020
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Release Date
10/2/2018
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Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
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-
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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-
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Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
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-
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Node
12LP
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-
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Die Size
8x 74 mm²
416 mm² (IO Die)
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-
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Die Size
3x 213 mm²
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-
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Transistor Count
8x 3.8 Billion
8.3 Billion (IO Die)
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-
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Transistor Count
3x 4.8 Billion
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-
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64 Cores
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24 Cores
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128 Threads
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-
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48 Threads
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-
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2.9GHz
4.3GHz Boost
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3GHz
4.2GHz Boost
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-
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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-
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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-
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Type
PCIe
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Type
PCIe
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-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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-
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-
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Lanes
8
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bandwidth
4GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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Bi-directional
8GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
-
-
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L0 Data
-
-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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-
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-
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L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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-
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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256MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
4
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Channels
4
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Max Memory
512GB
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Max Memory
2048GB
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ECC
Supported
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ECC
Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
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Clock
1467MHz
Transfer Rate
2933MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
23.5GB/s
Bandwidth
93.9GB/s
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TDP
280W
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280W Peak
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TDP
250W
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-
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Temp
95°C Max
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-
-
-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 4.0 x64 Lanes
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PCIe 3.0 x60 Lanes
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No GPU
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- -
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No GPU
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- -
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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