AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . 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 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Lower TDP (250W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +12%

1307

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +32%

34932

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +30%

1698

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +54%

13003

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +18%

1266

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +87%

22262

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +15%

2671

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +82%

54650

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen+

3960X

Processor Number

-

sTRX4

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

250 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

24

48

Performance Core Threads

48

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

24

Total Core Count

24

48

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

30x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

256 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

60

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