AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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 83.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.7GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

Lower TDP (170W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +55%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +60%

46874

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +101%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +56%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +55%

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +35%

2189

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

1614

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +73%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +9%

22365

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +61%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +21%

62989

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

52013

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Sep 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raphael

sTRX4

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM5

280 W

Power Consumption

170 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

12

64

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

12

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

24

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