AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper 2990WX

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is a desktop processor with 32 cores and 64 threads, built on the Zen+ architecture (12 nm process). It launched in 2018. Clocks run from 3.0 GHz base to 4.2 GHz boost. A 64-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.6 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the TR4 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (64 lanes). Rated TDP is 250 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX scores 2,277 in single-core performance and 32,044 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,542 for overall performance, 24,016 for productivity performance, 21,723 for creator performance, 44,862 for engineering performance and 14,842 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,001 per core, 501 per thread and 128 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 540. Its performance index is 106, so its overall performance is 6% 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 2990WX scores 219,240 in integer math, 111,707 in floating-point math, 850,470 in compression, 35,546 in cryptography, 744 in physics simulation, 34,627 in vector SIMD, 42 in the prime sieve and 64,265 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 272% above in integer math, 143% above in floating-point math, 273% above in compression, 209% above in cryptography, 32% below in physics simulation, 123% above in vector SIMD, 37% below in the prime sieve and 184% 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 2990WX has 32 physical cores and runs 64 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.00 GHz and boosts up to 4.20 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 2018.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has 3 MB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2 cache and 64 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 83.0 MB of cache, or 2.59 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 3 MB, L2 at 16 MB and L3 at 64 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 77% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 2990WX does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX uses the TR4 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 64 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a rated TDP of 250 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 2990WX is manufactured by GlobalFoundries. It launched at a price of $1,799.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, 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 2990WX in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.