AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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 3970X
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
- 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
- Around 33% 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
- 4194304x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63271 vs 23179
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 32 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 32 |
L1 cache | 2 MB vs 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 128 MB vs 32MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 63271 vs 23179 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
- 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 280 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2718 vs 2667
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2718 vs 2667 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | AMD Ryzen 9 3800X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2667 | 2718 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 63271 | 23179 |
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 9 3800X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 | December 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | |
Place in performance rating | 238 | 555 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 2 MB | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 128 MB | 32MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | |
Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 32 | 16 |
Number of threads | 64 | 32 |
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64 bit support | ||
Front-side bus (FSB) | 7 nm | |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | sTRX4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 280 Watt | 125 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 64 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
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 | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |