AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 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

• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
• 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% 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 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54860 vs 38809
• Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19997 vs 14150
• Around 30% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 14014 vs 10804

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

• Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
• 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 280 Watt
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2681
• Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1296 vs 1267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2681 2705
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	54860 38809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1267 1296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	19997 14150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	14014 10804

Compare specifications (specs)