CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

CORE STATE Vermeer

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.4 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB

MAX TDP 105W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 3

nm

PROCESS 7 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

CORE STATE Shimada Peak

CORE SPECS 64 Cores / 128 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 5.4 GHz Turbo

CACHE 256 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 350W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

10,810

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,856

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,595

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

6,598

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

11,597

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

944

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,891

13,157

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

549

1,857

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

16,214

54,822

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,289

7,739

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

38,607

130,529

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

5,450

18,427

geekbench_multicore

12,084

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,211

N/A

passmark_data_compression

624,347

3,204,633

passmark_data_encryption

39,593

159,952

passmark_extended_instructions

40,468

252,783

passmark_find_prime_numbers

228

837

passmark_floating_point_math

100,280

592,543

passmark_integer_math

185,520

900,760

passmark_multithread

45,424

153,564

passmark_physics

1,878

9,793

passmark_random_string_sorting

65,172

347,099

passmark_single_thread

3,470

4,591

passmark_singlethread

3,470

4,591

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 5950X

Threadripper 9980X

Core Specs

Cores

16

64 +300.0%

Threads

32

128 +300.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.4

3.2 -5.9%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.4 +10.2%

Frequency (GHz)

3.4

3.2 -5.9%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.4 +10.2%

Multiplier

34

32 -5.9%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB

256 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

105

350 +233.3%

PPT

142 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 3

Zen 5

Codename

Vermeer

Shimada Peak

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))

Process Size

7 nm

4 nm

Transistors

8,300 million

66,520 million

Die Size

2x 74 mm²

8x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Quad-channel

Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

204.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

AMD Socket sTR5

Chipsets

AMD 300 Series*, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series

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PCIe

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 80 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

12 nm

6 nm

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$799

$4999

Part Number

100-000000059

100-000001593

Package

µOPGA-1331

FC-LGA4844

Tj Max

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95°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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