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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 73.2% (335th of 1442)

Based on 101 user benchmarks.  Device: 078BFBFF00800F82 Model: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core Processor
Poor: 55%Average: 73.2% Great: 87%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core averaged 26.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,254Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 422Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core is 32.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 766Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 67.9Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 101 samples)
Rank 33573.2%
Min Avg Max
49.9 Memory 67.9 87
67.8 1-Core 111 129
153 2-Core 218 255
72.5% 132 Pts
Min Avg Max
222 4-Core 422 505
289 8-Core 766 998
71.3% 594 Pts
Min Avg Max
275 64-Core 1,254 2,444
77.6% 1,254 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
79.6% Very good
Memory 72
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 930
82% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,803
112% 1,803 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 7 cores, 14 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
79.2% Very good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 241
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 773
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 977
60% 977 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
75.9% Very good
Memory 67
1-Core 110
2-Core 185
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 813
76% 634 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
71.3% Very good
Memory 53.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 229
69% 131 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 852
80% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,204
74% 1,204 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
68.6% Good
Memory 56.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 226
69% 130 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 840
75% 635 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
63.7% Good
Memory 53.6
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 136
51% 88.9 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 842
72% 618 Pts
64-Core 836
52% 836 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
59.6% Above average
Memory 49.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
62% 117 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 756
66% 564 Pts
64-Core 880
54% 880 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
57.1% Above average
Memory 57.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 228
68% 129 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 366
44% 342 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
56.7% Above average
Memory 44
1-Core 116
2-Core 222
66% 127 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 558
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

CPU
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-CoreAMDBench 73%, 101 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples37x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples29x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples28x
SSD
HARDDISK 2TBQemuBench 65%, 24 samples19x
HARDDISK 500GBQemuBench 59%, 94 samples18x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples16x
RAM
1x16GBQEMUBench 91%, 3,887 samples139x
1x8GBQEMUBench 78%, 5,342 samples73x
1x12GBQEMUBench 78%, 4,175 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $485

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