AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper 2950X

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is a desktop processor with 16 cores and 32 threads, built on the Zen+ architecture (12 nm process). It launched in Aug 2018. Clocks run from 3.5 GHz base to 4.4 GHz boost. A 32-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.6 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. Rated TDP is 180 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X scores 2,452 in single-core performance and 29,322 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,479 for overall performance, 22,492 for productivity performance, 20,541 for creator performance, 33,720 for engineering performance and 14,687 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,833 per core, 916 per thread and 163 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 632. Its performance index is 105, so its overall performance is 5% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X scores 128,059 in integer math, 64,897 in floating-point math, 511,259 in compression, 31,436 in cryptography, 1,262 in physics simulation, 19,709 in vector SIMD, 65 in the prime sieve and 56,715 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 117% above in integer math, 41% above in floating-point math, 124% above in compression, 174% above in cryptography, 16% above in physics simulation, 27% above in vector SIMD, 3% below in the prime sieve and 150% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has 16 physical cores and runs 32 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Threadripper family, uses the Zen+ architecture, carries the codename Colfax and is manufactured on a 12 nm process. It launched in Aug 2018.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has 1.50 MB of L1 cache, 8 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 41.5 MB of cache, or 2.59 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.5 MB, L2 at 8 MB and L3 at 32 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 77% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X supports DDR4 memory, uses 4 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,933 MT/s and delivers up to 93.9 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 64 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has a rated TDP of 180 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is manufactured by GlobalFoundries. It launched at a price of $899.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors close to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X.