AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3548 vs 2666

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	3548 vs 2666

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63104 vs 23077

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63104 vs 23077

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3548

2666

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23077

63104

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8400F	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3548	2666
PassMark - CPU mark	23077	63104
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22457
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		16764

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8400F	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Essentials
Launch date	1 Apr 2024	25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$170	$1999
Place in performance rating	315	270
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 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	32
Number of threads	12	64
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		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™)