AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G

Compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series 24 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen PRO 8000 Series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

9951 points
10042 points
0.91% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7212 points
12109 points
67% significantly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

11058 points
18% slightly better multitasking score
9318 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

11834 points
30% slightly better heavy workload score
9090 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
200% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

48
200% significantly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz
4.2 GHz
40% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
21% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

250 W
65 W
284% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

4
100% significantly more memory channels
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

12 MiB
49% significantly more L2 cache
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

64 MiB
300% significantly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

91st of 1,089
86th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series
Ryzen PRO 8000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 October
2024 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G is faster than the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Also, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. The Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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