AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT with 12 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +3%

1352

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

18436

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +154%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +20%

1763

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

11025

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +10%

12202

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +1%

79

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

1074

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +103%

2189

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

1311

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

12279

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +82%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +3%

2769

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

32856

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +91%

62989

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Nov 2019

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2 (Matisse)

Core Architecture

Zen 2

AM4

Socket

sTRX4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

sTRX4

105 W

Power Consumption

280 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

32

24

Performance Core Threads

64

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

12

Total Core Count

32

24

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

24

PCIe Lanes

64

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