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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 Threadripper 3990X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen Threadripper lineup, built on the Castle Peak architecture and released in 2020. This CPU features 64 cores, a base clock of 2900 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4300 MHz and 256 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is designed for the sTRX4 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 3970XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Popularity (0-100) 25%25%
Performance (0-100) 97%99%
Blender Score / $1 0.40.4

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 3264
Threads 64128
Speed 3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo 4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Current Price $1729$2811
Release Price
Release Date 20192020
GPU --
Socket sTRX4sTRX4
L3 128 MB256 MB
Base TDP 280 W280 W
Max TDP
Nm 7 nm7 nm
Unlocked YesYes
Official Site Visit Visit

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 3970XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Blender Score 669.71024.0
Top % Ranking 97 %99 %
Blender Score / $1 0.40.4
Samples 12537

Details

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Class Ryzen ThreadripperRyzen Threadripper
Code Name Castle PeakCastle Peak
Performance Cores 3264
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Max Memory 256 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 2048 kB4096 kB
L2 Cache 16.0 MB32.0 MB

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