AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . 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

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +34%

1308

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +436%

46874

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +54%

1463

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +173%

12202

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +39%

1309

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +254%

22365

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +28%

2674

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +305%

62989

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

95 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

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

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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