AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 7nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G +36%

1790

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +309%

46874

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

11444

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G +85%

2715

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +10%

12202

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

11081

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G +29%

101

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +195%

2189

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

742

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G +46%

3917

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +190%

62989

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

21702

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Phoenix)

sTRX4

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 740M

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

20.9 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

137 mm²

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

2

64

Performance Core Threads

4

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

800 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2800 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

4

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

1.43 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

14

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