AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
  • Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 68 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4199 vs 2665
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 Sep 2022 vs 25 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency 5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 68 °C
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4199 vs 2665

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 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63140 vs 35983
  • Around 86% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16672 vs 8965
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 63140 vs 35983
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 16672 vs 8965

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4199
2665
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
35983
63140
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
8965
16672
Name AMD Ryzen 7 7700X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
PassMark - Single thread mark 4199 2665
PassMark - CPU mark 35983 63140
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8965 16672
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22457

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 4 Zen 2
Launch date 27 Sep 2022 25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $1999
OPN Tray 100-000000591
Place in performance rating 213 194
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.5 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 100 °C 68 °C
Maximum frequency 5.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Transistor count 6570 million
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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) 105 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™)