AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Around 19% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
• 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 250 Watt
• Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 2325
• Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 1016

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

• 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
• 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
• 2x 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
• 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29949 vs 22575
• Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10347 vs 8651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2661 2325
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	22575 29949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1253 1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8651 10347

Compare specifications (specs)