Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 136 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 128 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 95% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $91.4 vs $2029.76
- Up to 96% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.66 vs $36.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
61
100%
Value, €/FPS
€36.93/FPS
4.494990522610344%
Price, €
€2253.03
4%
Buy for €2,253.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3983 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €101.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3983 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
99.80744544287549%
Multi-Core
5850
42.07422324510932%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
---|---|---|
Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Castle Peak | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |