AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

CPU is newer: launch date 11 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
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3446 vs 2667

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 68 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3446 vs 2667

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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
4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63277 vs 27909
2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16764 vs 7634

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 32 MB
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63277 vs 27909
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16764 vs 7634

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3446

2667

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27909

63277

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7634

16764

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3446	2667
PassMark - CPU mark	27909	63277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7634	16764
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22457

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$1999
OPN PIB	100-100000063WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000063
Place in performance rating	515	241
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	68 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	sTRX4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)