Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 50 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 64 vs 48 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 1% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 164 FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
95.54655870445345%
Multi-Core
7221
97.48886188740381%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Colfax | Codename | Colfax |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 24 |
64 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
