AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +37%

2331

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +4%

13539

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

1483

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +35%

2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Jul 2024

Release Date

Nov 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Zen 2

-

Processor Number

3960X

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Generation

-

Package

8.3 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

280 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

TSMC

Foundry

-

2x74 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

125 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

24

Performance Core Threads

48

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

32

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

38x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 MB

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

4

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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