Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Ryzen 7 2700

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.26
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
2020
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
54.69
+433%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX outperforms Ryzen 7 2700 by a whopping 433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking77426
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.645.99
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency14.3917.81
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$5,500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 2700 has 44% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads16128
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3227
L1 cache96K (per core)4 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)32 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)256 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size192 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million38740 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4sWRX8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 2700 10.26
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 54.69
+433%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 2700 15701
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 83697
+433%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 2700 1121
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 1599
+42.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 2700 5527
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 14040
+154%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 2700 4505
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 5596
+24.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 2700 31385
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 52743
+68.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 2700 9475
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 16656
+75.8%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 2700 5.14
+18.9%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 6.11

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 2700 17
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 54
+225%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 2700 1551
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 9706
+526%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 2700 161
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 195
+21.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 2700 1.78
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 2.12
+19.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 2700 9
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 26
+189%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700 90
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 193
+115%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700 196
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 264
+34.9%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 2700 4440
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 6689
+50.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 2700 6560
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 14881
+127%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 2700 308
+545%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 48

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 2700 1000
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 1720
+72%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.26 54.69
Recency 19 April 2018 14 July 2020
Physical cores 8 64
Threads 16 128
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700 has 330.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX, on the other hand, has a 433% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 2700 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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