AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Ryzen 9 3900X compared with Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

	AMDRyzen 9 3900X	AMDRyzen Threadripper 2920X
Overview
Released
Released	July 2019	October 2018
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	12	12
Threads
Threads	24	24
Base clock
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.6 GHz (better)	4.3 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	64 MB (better)	32 MB
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Matisse; twelve cores with simultaneous multithreading. Two CPU chiplets with six active cores each and a separate I/O die (PCGamesN).	Colfax; Zen+ architecture; boxed product ID YD292XA8AFWOF. X399 motherboards may require a BIOS update. AMD's October launch release confirms availability on 29 October 2018; its support page gives October 2018.
Clocks
Clocks	Unlocked for overclocking; Precision Boost Overdrive with Automatic Overclocking supported, as described in AMD's launch notice.	Precision Boost 2, XFR2 and Precision Boost Overdrive supported
Cache
Cache	768 KB L1; 6 MB L2; 64 MB L3.	L1 1152 KB; L2 6 MB
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required.	A separate graphics card is required
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	sTR4
Base power
Base power	105 W	180 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; two channels; up to 3200 MT/s.	DDR4; four channels; up to 2933 MT/s
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 4.0 x16; AMD introduced PCIe 4.0 support with the X570 platform at launch.	PCIe 3.0; 64 processor lanes, 72 lanes across the processor and X399 platform
Chipsets
Chipsets	X570 at launch; check the motherboard's CPU support list and BIOS for other AM4 boards.	–
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET CPU cores; 14nm I/O die (PCGamesN).	12 nm
Cooler
Cooler	Retail boxed processor includes an RGB cooler (PCGamesN; inclusion also confirmed by TechRadar); AMD's current support specification does not name a cooler. Maximum operating temperature 95°C.	No cooler included; maximum operating temperature 68°C