AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 3970X

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x 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
4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2667 vs 2573
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63277 vs 17647

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs 30 Sep 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 32 MB
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2667 vs 2573
PassMark - CPU mark	63277 vs 17647

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68 °C
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 68 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2667

2573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63277

17647

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2667	2573
PassMark - CPU mark	63277	17647
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22457
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16764

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1999
Place in performance rating	241	687
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		100-000000029
Processor Number		PRO 3600
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	3 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	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	32	6
Number of threads	64	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
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™)