AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X are high-end desktop processors from AMD, based on the 4 nm Zen 5 (Shimada Peak) architecture.

Both are aimed at professional users for tasks such as content creation and complex simulations. They feature numerous cores/threads, 64 MB L2 and 256 MB L3 cache, as well as PCIe 5.0 support. In terms of single-core and multi-core performance, both processors show very similar results, making them powerful tools for parallelized workloads.

They are not primarily optimized for gaming, as their strength lies in multi-core performance for professional applications. Specific information on power consumption and TDP is missing, but these high-performance processors require robust cooling solutions. Market prices are not available, so an assessment of the price-performance ratio is not possible.

The main difference is the maximum memory bandwidth. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX offers double the bandwidth of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X (190 GB/s) with 380 GB/s. This makes the PRO 9985WX the superior choice for extremely memory-intensive tasks such as large data analysis or 8K video editing.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is a very powerful alternative for workstation tasks where extremely high memory bandwidth is not the primary bottleneck.