AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 16 / 32 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    3 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed

    5.50 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    170 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    16 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    66 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    32 left arrow 16

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    134 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    100 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    12 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    185 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    17 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    42 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
IGPU

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 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    -- left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow
  • Shader
    -- left arrow
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow
  • Generation
    -- left arrow
  • Technology
    -- left arrow
  • Release date
    -- left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 2048 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    170 W left arrow 280 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 128.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow TRX4 (sTRX4)
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1989
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
1270
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
38293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
47102
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2128
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
1274
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
22252
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
22727
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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