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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 797 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 148% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 57 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $369.0 vs $1075.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $6.47 vs $46.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 105 vs 180 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2950X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
$366.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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9 FPS
$166.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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18 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$74.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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40 FPS
$62.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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5 FPS
$294/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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20 FPS
$96.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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18 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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23 FPS
$247.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$2349.99/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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