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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Specifications, performance, tests

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2025-07-31
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
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2023-01-14
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
AMD Ryzen 9 7900

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X or AMD Ryzen 9 7900? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 64 / 128 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 350 W. Released in 2025-07-31.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    52 more cores

    64 left arrow 12
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 350 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Ryzen Threadripper left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
  • CPU group
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Generation
    - left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    64 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    128 left arrow 24
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.4 GHz left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    - left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 12x
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    - left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.8 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
    None left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    - left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    - left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 5.0
  • System Memory Specification
    6400 left arrow -
  • ECC
    - left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 83.2 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    350 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Codename
    Shimada Peak left arrow Raphael AM5
  • L2-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    256 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Release date
    2025-07-31 left arrow 2023-01-14
  • Socket
    sTR5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Chiplet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    - left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 429 $
  • Virtualization
    - left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

More results: 7

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 24 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 15889.384461 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 24 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI
Duration: 629.351 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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