AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . 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 89.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 7 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.7GHz)

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 9600X +62%

2119

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +187%

46874

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

16284

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +127%

3331

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +23%

15031

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +66%

130

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +139%

2189

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

913

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +70%

4571

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +111%

62989

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

29828

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jun 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

sTRX4

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

39

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

28

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