| Name: | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Group: | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2018 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper series. To use the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, you'll need a motherboard with a TR4 (SP3r2) socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.4 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 16 |
| Threads: | 32 |
| Cores: | 16x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.4 GHz |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type: | DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory: | 0 bytes |
| Memory channels: | 4 |
| Bandwidth: | 93.8 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 180 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 180 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is manufactured using a 12 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 32.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 12 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | TR4 (SP3r2) |
| L2-Cache: | 8.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 32.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Colfax (Zen+) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2018 |
| Release price: | 899 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 2.4 GHz
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62173
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Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 2.4 GHz
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62173
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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60465
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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60311
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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60292
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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29488
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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29475
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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29400
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.1 GHz
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29387
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
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29369
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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21568
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Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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21568
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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21444
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Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
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21309
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Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
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21216
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17845
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
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16240
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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16035
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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15769
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Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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15769
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
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12465
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Intel Xeon W-2175
14C 28T @ 2.5 GHz
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12458
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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12458
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Intel Xeon W-2175
14C 28T @ 2.5 GHz
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12458
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
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12454
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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9733
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
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9520
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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9221
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Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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9092
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Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
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8835
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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8816
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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8814
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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8814
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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8814
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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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8769
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
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7170
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Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
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7170
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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7003
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
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6954
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
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6892
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4820
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4820
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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4814
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
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4788
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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4785
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
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3192
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Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.7 GHz
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3188
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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3187
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Intel Xeon W-2275
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
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3179
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Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
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3174
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1258
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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1255
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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1255
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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1255
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Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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1254
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
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1137
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Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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1137
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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1137
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Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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1137
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
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1137
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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1141
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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1141
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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1127
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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1124
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Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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1124
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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450
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Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
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449
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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449
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Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
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449
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Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
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448
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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284
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
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281
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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272
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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271
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
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260
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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180
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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180
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.1 GHz
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121.7
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
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120.9
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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116.3
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
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115.9
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Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
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115.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 2.4 GHz
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36.4
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Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.2 GHz
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36.3
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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35.6
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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35.4
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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35.3
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Monero Hashrate kH/s
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
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13
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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11
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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10.5
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
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9.8
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
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9.8
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-7820X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
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2.3
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Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
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2.3
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.3
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Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
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2.3
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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2.3
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