AMD’s 64-Core Ryzen Threadripper 9980X Beats The Former Flagship WX Series 96-Core Threadripper PRO 7995WX In PassMark

Even with significantly fewer cores than the previous-gen flagship Threadripper PRO 7995WX, AMD’s Threadripper 9980X beats it comfortably.

Ryzen Threadripper 9980X Delivers 147,481 Points in Multi-Core PassMark Test, Achieving the Number One Rank in the Leaderboard

While it’s usual to see newer CPUs beat older ones but this is one of the rare times when we see a fewer core count unit surpassing a flagship chip. Even though the architectures are different, the Ryzen 9980X has 32 fewer cores than the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX, which usually should result in noticeably slower performance in multi-threaded applications. Both CPUs belong to a different generation and also to different families with PRO series targetting the enterprise segment, offerng up to 96 cores and 192 thrads.

The Ryzen Threadripper 9980X, on the other hand, is a flagship in its own Shimada Peak lineup, but is excellent for enthusiasts and professionals who want the best of both worlds. The processor was recently benchmarked on PassMark, a software that tests the performance of CPUs in single and multi-threaded workloads. As you can see, the Threadripper 9980X was able to secure the number one spot on the charts, scoring a whopping 147,481 points in multi-threaded test.

It’s 8% higher than its direct predecessor, the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X, which scored an average 136,517 points. So technically, the uplift might not be very impressive if we talk about generational uplifts. However, it did outperform the higher core-count PRO 7995WX, which held the highest score of 145,572 points. The Threadripper 9980X was more impressive in single-core performance, achieving 4594 points, bringing a good 13.7% uplift over the 7980X.

Keep in mind that both CPUs have the same core/thread configuration and the TDP rating but due to newer Zen 5 architecture and faster clocks, the 9980X can bring a decent performance boost over its predecessor. That said, remember that the PassMark scores can vary greatly from test to test greatly and the scores usually become more accurate as more tests are conducted.

Nonetheless, we expect the Threadripper 9980X to continue its domination, but as far as the single core performance is concerned, this isn’t the domain of Threadripper chips. Even though it is noticeably superior to its predecessors, it loses easily to the mainstream desktop processors like Core Ultra 9 285K, which delivered 5,096 points and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which has a score of just over 4,700 points in PassMark single-threaded test.