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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 815 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 124 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $166.0 vs $1059.22
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 105 vs 250 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
114
91.93548387096774%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$1059.22
15%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
54.178145087236%
Multi-Core
7221
70.35954399298451%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Colfax | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Ryzen 7 5800X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$24.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,329.9
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77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
In Stock
96 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,315.25
In Stock
90 FPS
$37.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
In Stock
59 FPS
$28.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,653.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$29.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
In Stock
90 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,439.99
In Stock
90 FPS
$18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,678
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