AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +18%

1307

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +245%

34932

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10107

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +47%

1698

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +125%

13003

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +18%

1266

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +204%

22262

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +11%

2671

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +211%

54650

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Apr 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen+

3960X

Processor Number

-

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

280 W

Power Consumption

105 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

8

48

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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