AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX features 32 processor cores and has the capability to manage 64 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 2990WX, you'll need a motherboard with a TR4 (SP3r2) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Family: AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Group: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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: 32
Threads: 64
Cores: 32x
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 2990WX 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: 16.0 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: 1799 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
95261
95261
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
81814
81814
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
81814
81814

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 2.5 GHz
36403
36403
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
34255
34255
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
33213
33213
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.5 GHz
32788
32788
Intel Core i9-13900
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
32605
32605

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
32547
32547
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
32533
32533
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
32132
32132
Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
32092
32092
Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
32034
32034

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 2.85 GHz
24411
24411
AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 2.85 GHz
24411
24411
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
22814
22814
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
22566
22566
Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
21500
21500

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 1.1 GHz
17407
17407
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
17218
17218
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
17204
17204
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
16789
16789
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.1 GHz
16735
16735

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
16715
16715
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
16082
16082
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

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
11831
11831
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
11572
11572
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
11463
11463
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
11088
11088
Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
11020
11020

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-3235
12C 24T @ 3.3 GHz
10309
10309
Intel Core i5-1340P
12C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
10302
10302
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
10282
10282
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
10260
10260
AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
10254
10254

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.1 GHz
5514
5514
Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
5309
5309
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
5189
5189
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
4848
4848
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
4796
4796

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
4763
4763
Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
4757
4757
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
4721
4721
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
4714
4714
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
4705
4705

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

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

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1105
1105
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
1103
1103
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1103
1103
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
1103
1103
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1102
1102

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

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

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
557
557
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
542
542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
479
479
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
462
462
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
461
461

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
398
398
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
398
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
398
398
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
398
398
AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
398
398

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
174
174
Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
174
174
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
174
174
Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
174
174
Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
174
174

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

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
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
59.2
59.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 3.7 GHz
44.5
44.5

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
55.3
55.3
Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
49.8
49.8
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
47.9
47.9

Monero Hashrate kH/s

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
20.5
20.5
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
19.5
19.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
18
18
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

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
2.2
2.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
2.2
2.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 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