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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 357 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 48 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 494 vs 481 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $164.72 vs $1150.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.33 vs $2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
494
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$164.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Virivi AMD Ryzen 5 3500X R5 3500X 3.6 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000158 Socket AM4, GLT666
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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