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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen Threadripper lineup, built on the Storm Peak architecture and released in 2023. This CPU features 32 cores, a base clock of 4000 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5300 MHz and 128 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is designed for the sTR5 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 7970XAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Popularity (0-100) 20%95%
Performance (0-100) 99%98%
Blender Score / $1 1.4

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970XAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 3216
Threads 6432
Speed 4 GHz4.3 GHz
Turbo 5.3 GHz5.7 GHz
Current Price $537
Release Price
Release Date 20232024
GPU -AMD Radeon Graphics
Socket sTR5AM5
L3 128 MB64 MB
Base TDP 350 W170 W
Max TDP
Nm 5 nm4 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 7970XAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Blender Score 1298.9728.7
Top % Ranking 99 %98 %
Blender Score / $1 1.4
Samples 1871

Details

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970XAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Class Ryzen ThreadripperRyzen
Code Name Storm PeakGranite Ridge
Performance Cores 3216
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR5DDR5
Max Memory 192 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 2048 kB1280 kB
L2 Cache 32.0 MB16.0 MB

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Intel Core i9-14900KF 24 x 3.2 GHz $470
Intel Core i9-9900K 8 x 3.6 GHz $480
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