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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Epyc 7763. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 7763
AMD Epyc 7763

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or AMD Epyc 7763? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q4/2019.

AMD Epyc 7763 has a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    70 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.45 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    323 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    17 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    184 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    180 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    29 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    6 place
AMD Epyc 7763 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7763
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    812 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    64 left arrow 24

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7763 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    871 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    1 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1307 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Epyc 7763 AMD Epyc 7763
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7003
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Epyc 7662
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.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.45 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 64
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 128
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    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 Epyc 7763 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    72 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Epyc 7763 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    280 W left arrow 280 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 225 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    128.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Castle Peak (Zen 2) left arrow Milan (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    TRX4 (sTRX4) left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Epyc 7763.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1274
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
739
AMD Epyc 7763
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
19851
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
38211
AMD Epyc 7763
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
24
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
95
AMD Epyc 7763

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