AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
• Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 5.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
• 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 350 Watt
• Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4683 vs 4132

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

• 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
• 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
• Around 60% 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 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83809 vs 54838

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4683 4132
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	54838 83809

Compare specifications (specs)