AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
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Comparing AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Top features of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

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  • Higher clock speed
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
    Around -5% better clock speed
AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Top features of AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 280 W
    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX left arrow AMD Ryzen 3 4100
Family AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO left arrow AMD Ryzen 3
CPU group AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 4 left arrow 3
Predecessor AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX left arrow --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 16 / 32 left arrow 4 / 8
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Cores 16x left arrow 4x Zen 2
Hyperthreading / SMT Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow Yes
Frequency 4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen 3 4100. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 2048 GB left arrow 32 GB
Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s left arrow 51.2 GB/s
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
PCIe 4.0 x 128 left arrow 3.0 x 12
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX or AMD Ryzen 3 4100? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 280 W left arrow 65 W
TDP down -- left arrow 45 W
Tjunction max. 95 \xc2\xb0C left arrow 100 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Chip design Chiplet left arrow Chiplet
Socket WRX8 (sWRX8) left arrow AM4 (LGA 1331)
L2-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
L3-Cache 64.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
Architecture Chagall (Zen 3) left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2022
Release price -- left arrow 99 $
Documents Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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