AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 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 8600G

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5 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 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3888 vs 2665

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency	5 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	3888 vs 2665

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
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63140 vs 25359

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	63140 vs 25359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

2665

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25359

63140

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3888	2665
PassMark - CPU mark	25359	63140
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22457
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		16672

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$1999
Place in performance rating	218	194
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 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	5 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™)