AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 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 9 5900X

• CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
• Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.8 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: 3470 vs 2682

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

• 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
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54885 vs 39113
• Around 38% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 13940 vs 10123

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3470 2682
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	39113 54885
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	10123 13940

Compare specifications (specs)