AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +28%

1684

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +62%

46874

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

28782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +51%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +13%

13903

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +19%

93

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +46%

2189

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

1494

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +38%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +21%

22365

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +29%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +37%

62989

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

45659

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

280 W

Power Consumption

105 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

16

64

Performance Core Threads

32

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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