AMD Epyc 7543P vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Epyc 7003 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
• Family
  AMD Epyc Ryzen Threadripper
• Generation
  3 3
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Form Factor
  - Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Series
  - Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  32 24
• CPU Threads
  64 48
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (32 Cores)
  3.3 GHz -
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
  - 4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  no iGPU None
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Epyc 7543P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  - 2048 GB
• Memory channels
  8 4
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4
• PCIe lanes
  128 72
• PCIe version
  4.0 4.0
• PCIe
  - PCIe 4.0
• System Memory Specification
  - 3200

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7543P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 95 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  225 W 280 W
• Default TDP
  - 280 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7543P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Milan (Zen 3) Castle Peak (Zen 2)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  - 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  256 MB 128 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2021 2019-11-25
• Socket
  SP3 sTRX4
• Technology
  7 nm TSMC 7nm FinFET
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Codename
  - Castle Peak
• L1-Cache
  - 1.5 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  - 100-100000010WOF
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  - 100-000000010
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  - Not Included
• Verification scope
  - Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.