AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 9 7900X3D
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 24% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
- Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 89 °C vs 68 °C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 280 Watt
- Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4133 vs 2664
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 4 Jan 2023 vs 25 Nov 2019 |
Maximum frequency | 5.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 89 °C vs 68 °C |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 7 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 4133 vs 2664 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
- 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
- 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63066 vs 50411
- Around 44% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16672 vs 11579
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 32 vs 12 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 24 |
L1 cache | 2 MB vs 768 KB |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 12 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 63066 vs 50411 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 16672 vs 11579 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 4133 | 2664 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 50411 | 63066 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11579 | 16672 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1264 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 22457 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 4 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 4 Jan 2023 | 25 Nov 2019 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000909 | |
Place in performance rating | 107 | 193 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Die size | 71 mm² | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 2 MB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB | 128 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 89 °C | 68 °C |
Maximum frequency | 5.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 32 |
Number of threads | 24 | 64 |
Transistor count | 13140 million | |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | AM5 | sTRX4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 280 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | 64 |
PCI Express revision | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |