AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
2x 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 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54861 vs 31609
Around 75% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 14014 vs 8013

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs 30 Sep 2019
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54861 vs 31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	14014 vs 8013

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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	2692 vs 2681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2681

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54861

31609

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

14014

8013

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	54861	31609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19997
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	14014	8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1399
Place in performance rating	346	678
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
OPN Tray		100-000000072
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Unlocked
Memory
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
Sockets supported	sTRX4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)