AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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.


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 $.

Popularity (0-100) 25%
Performance (0-100) 97%
Blender Score / $1 0.4

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 32
Threads 64
Speed 3.7 GHz
Turbo 4.5 GHz
Current Price $1729
Release Price
Release Date 2019
GPU -
Socket sTRX4
L3 128 MB
Base TDP 280 W
Max TDP
Nm 7 nm
Unlocked Yes
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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.

Blender Score 669.7
Top % Ranking 97 %
Blender Score / $1 0.4
Samples 125

Details

Class Ryzen Threadripper
Code Name Castle Peak
Performance Cores 32
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR4
Max Memory
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 2048 kB
L2 Cache 16.0 MB

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