AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz 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 Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (180W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +15%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

18797

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +149%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +19%

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +34%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +16%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

12093

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +84%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +8%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

29227

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +115%

62989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Nov 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen 2

sTR4

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

sTR4

Socket

sTRX4

180 W

Power Consumption

280 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

32

Performance Core Threads

64

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

32

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

64

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