AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2257
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54860 vs 16908

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs September 2018
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681 vs 2257
PassMark - CPU mark	54860 vs 16908

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68 °C
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 280 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 68 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2681

2257

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54860

16908

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681	2257
PassMark - CPU mark	54860	16908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19997
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	14014

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$1399
Place in performance rating	348	851
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD27BXBAM88AF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	sTRX4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
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™)