Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 441 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 2500X - 180 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 64 vs 8 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
67.42053789731052%
Multi-Core
3801
27.13449457452884%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Castle Peak |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 32 |
| 8 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
