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 9950X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Granite Ridge architecture and released in 2024.
This CPU features 16 cores, a base clock of 4300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5700 MHz and 64 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is designed for the AM5 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated AMD Radeon Graphics graphics.
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 9950X
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| Popularity (0-100) |
25% | 95%
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| Performance (0-100) |
97% | 98%
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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 9950X
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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 | 4.3 GHz
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| Turbo |
4.5 GHz | 5.7 GHz
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| Current Price |
$1729 | $537
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| Release Price |
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| Release Date |
2019 | 2024
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| GPU |
- | AMD Radeon Graphics
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| Socket |
sTRX4 | AM5
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| L3 |
128 MB | 64 MB
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| Base TDP |
280 W | 170 W
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| Max TDP |
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| Nm |
7 nm | 4 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 9950X
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| Blender Score |
669.7 | 728.7
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| Top % Ranking |
97 % | 98 %
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.4 | 1.4
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| Samples |
125 | 1
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Details
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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| Class |
Ryzen Threadripper | Ryzen
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| Code Name |
Castle Peak | Granite Ridge
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| Performance Cores |
32 | 16
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| Efficiency Cores |
0 | 0
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| Memory Type |
DDR4 | DDR5
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| Max Memory |
| 192 MB
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| Bits |
64-bit | 64-bit
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| tjMax |
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| L1 Cache |
2048 kB | 1280 kB
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| L2 Cache |
16.0 MB | 16.0 MB
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