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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 116 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 685 vs 663 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $185.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.27 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
685
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Ryzen 5 2600X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
390 FPS
$3.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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