AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 5.4 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 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4579 vs 2661

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Aug 2024 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency	5.4 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	4579 vs 2661

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
4.3x 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63119 vs 30032
2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16610 vs 7599

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63119 vs 30032
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16610 vs 7599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4579

2661

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30032

63119

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7599

16610

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4579	2661
PassMark - CPU mark	30032	63119
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7599	16610
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22457

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Essentials
Launch date	8 Aug 2024	25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$1999
Place in performance rating	202	178
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	70.6 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	68 °C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	32
Number of threads	12	64
Transistor count	8,315 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	sTRX4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 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™)