AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Cores: 16
L3 cache: 32MB (shared)
TDP: 180 W
Transistor size: 12 nm

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - desktop processor produced by AMD for socket sTR4 that has 16 cores and 32 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3500 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4400 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 32 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X in benchmarks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

1128

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

18770

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

1270

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

9160

File compression	861.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation	92.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	246.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	304.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	113.4 pages/sec
Background blur	20.3 images/sec
Photo processing	75.9 images/sec
Ray tracing	25.1 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

2463

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

29396

Integer math	128.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math	64.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	65M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	57M Strings/sec
Data encryption	32.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression	512 MBytes/sec
Physics	1269 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	19.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3]

Specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X technical specifications

General

Vendor	AMD
Released	August 31, 2018
Type	Desktop
instruction set	x86-64
Integrated GPU	No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	16
P-Threads	32
Base Frequency (P)	3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.4 GHz

Total
Total Cores	16
Total Threads	32
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	35x
L1 Cache	96K (per core)
L2 Cache	512K (per core)
L3 Cache	32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes

Package

Transistors	9.6 billions
Fabrication process	12 nm
TDP (PL1)	180 W
Socket	sTR4
Peak temperature	68°C

Memory Support

Memory types	- DDR4-2933
Memory Size	2048 GB
Max. Memory Channels	4
Max. Memory Bandwidth	87.42 GB/s
ECC Support	Yes

Misc

Official site	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X official page
PCI Express Version	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	60