AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 2000 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
• Successor
  AMD Ryzen 3 3300X --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 32
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 64
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 4
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 64

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 2300X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 250 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 64.00 MB
• Architecture
  Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Colfax (Zen+)
• Technology
  12 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  AM4 TR4 (SP3r2)
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2018

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.

• Used in
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