AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 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 2970WX, you'll need a motherboard with a TR4 (SP3r2) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Family: AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Group: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.2 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 250 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): 250 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 64.0 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: 12.0 MB
L3-Cache: 64.0 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: 1299 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
77236
77236
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
75176
75176
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
74753
74753
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.2 GHz
73848
73848
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
72756
72756

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
30307
30307
Intel Xeon W-3265
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
30128
30128
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
29970
29970
Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
29965
29965
Intel Core i9-9990XE
14C 28T @ 4.0 GHz
29744
29744

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
18875
18875
Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
18268
18268
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
18210
18210
Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
17845
17845
Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
17845
17845

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
14859
14859
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 2.4 GHz
14768
14768
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
14740
14740
Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
14712
14712
AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
14671
14671

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
15823
15823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
15670
15670
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
12793
12793
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
12265
12265
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
11907
11907

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
10097
10097
Intel Core i9-12900
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
10097
10097
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
10008
10008
Intel Xeon W-3265
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
9723
9723
Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
9723
9723

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
9361
9361
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
9279
9279
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
9243
9243
Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
9219
9219
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
9166
9166

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4779
4779
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
4765
4765
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
4765
4765
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
4765
4765
Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
4763
4763

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
4355
4355
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
4355
4355
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
4324
4324
Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
4140
4140
Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
4111
4111

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1193
1193

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1020
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1020
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
1020
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1020
1020

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
431
431
Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
431
431
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
431
431
Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
431
431
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
431
431

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
430
430
Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
430
430
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
418
418
Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
399
399
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
384
384

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
173
173
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
173
173
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
173
173
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
173
173
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
173
173

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
85.4
85.4
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
77
77
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
75.3
75.3
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
74.9
74.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
67.7
67.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
47.9
47.9
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
44.0
44.0
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
43.9
43.9
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
42.6
42.6
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
42.6
42.6

Monero Hashrate kH/s

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
18
18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
14.5
14.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
14.5
14.5
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
14.5
14.5
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
14
14

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
2.2
2.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
2.2
2.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.1 GHz
2.2
2.2