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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 114 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 188 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $261.99 vs $897.22
- Up to 71% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $1.39 vs $4.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 105 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 32 vs 24 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
185
98%
Value, $/FPS
$4.85/FPS
28%
Price, $
$897.22
29%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
Buy for $897.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5477 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Vermeer | Codename | Castle Peak |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
151 FPS
$13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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152 FPS
$20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,179.99
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95 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
In Stock
152 FPS
$16.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
In Stock
123 FPS
$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
In Stock
123 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
In Stock
152 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
In Stock
113 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
In Stock
152 FPS
$9.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,456.75
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