Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 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 3960X is 469 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 250 vs 280 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 64 vs 48 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Rocket League than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 730 vs 705 FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
70.78584283143371%
Multi-Core
7221
54.22392430727642%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Colfax | Codename | Castle Peak |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 24 |
64 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
