AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 5.3 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: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4063 vs 2667
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Jan 2023 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 68 °C
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4063 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
  • 2x 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
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63277 vs 34606
  • Around 96% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16764 vs 8548
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 8 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 63277 vs 34606
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 16764 vs 8548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4063
2667
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34606
63277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
8548
16764
Name AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark 4063 2667
PassMark - CPU mark 34606 63277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8548 16764
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22457

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 4 Zen 2
Launch date 14 Jan 2023 25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $1999
OPN Tray 100-000000592
Place in performance rating 285 243
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
Die size 70 mm²
L1 cache 512 KB 2 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61 °C
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 68 °C
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Transistor count 6570 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR5-5200 DDR4-3200
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

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 64
PCI Express revision 5.0 4.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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™)