AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen Threadripper lineup, built on the Castle Peak architecture and released in 2019.
This CPU features 32 cores, a base clock of 3700 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4500 MHz and 128 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is designed for the sTRX4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.
The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Vermeer architecture and released in 2020.
This CPU features 16 cores, a base clock of 3400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 64 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.
Ranking
Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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| Popularity (0-100) |
25% | 92%
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| Performance (0-100) |
97% | 92%
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.4 | 1.4
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Info
Basic info about the cpu.
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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| Type |
Desktop | Desktop
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| Cores |
32 | 16
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| Threads |
64 | 32
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| Speed |
3.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz
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| Turbo |
4.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz
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| Current Price |
$1729 | $305
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| Release Price |
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| Release Date |
2019 | 2020
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| GPU |
- | -
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| Socket |
sTRX4 | AM4
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| L3 |
128 MB | 64 MB
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| Base TDP |
280 W | 105 W
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| Max TDP |
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| Nm |
7 nm | 7 nm
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| Unlocked |
Yes | Yes
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| Official Site |
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Benchmark
We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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| Blender Score |
669.7 | 427.0
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| Top % Ranking |
97 % | 92 %
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.4 | 1.4
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| Samples |
125 | 3
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Details
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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| Class |
Ryzen Threadripper | Ryzen
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| Code Name |
Castle Peak | Vermeer
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| Performance Cores |
32 | 16
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| Efficiency Cores |
0 | 0
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| Memory Type |
DDR4 | DDR4
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| Max Memory |
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| Bits |
64-bit | 64-bit
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| tjMax |
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| L1 Cache |
2048 kB |
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| L2 Cache |
16.0 MB | 8.0 MB
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