AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3622 vs 2682
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Apr 2024 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 68 °C
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3622 vs 2682

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
  • 36 more threads: 48 vs 12
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54889 vs 23852
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 6
Number of threads 48 vs 12
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 54889 vs 23852

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3622
2682
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23852
54889
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3622 2682
PassMark - CPU mark 23852 54889
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19997
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 13940

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Essentials

Launch date 1 Apr 2024 25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $1399
Place in performance rating 291 299
Architecture codename Zen 2
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 68 °C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 24
Number of threads 12 48
Transistor count 25,000 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 512 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM5 sTRX4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)