AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
- 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
- 3x 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
- 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54860 vs 22930
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 vs 30 Sep 2019 |
Number of cores | 24 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 48 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB vs 512 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB vs 4 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB vs 32 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 54860 vs 22930 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
- Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68 °C
- 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 68 °C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2685 vs 2681 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2681 | 2685 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 54860 | 22930 |
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 3700 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 | 30 Sep 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | |
Place in performance rating | 348 | 577 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | Ryzen 7 | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000073 | |
Processor Number | PRO 3700 | |
Series | 3000 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB | 32 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 95 °C |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 24 | 8 |
Number of threads | 48 | 16 |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 512 GB | 47.68 GB/s |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | sTRX4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 280 Watt | 65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 64 | 20 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
AMD SenseMI | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |