AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 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

Released 1 years and 3 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 (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (180W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +15%

1308

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +149%

46874

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

18797

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +19%

1463

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +34%

12202

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +16%

1309

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +84%

22365

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

12093

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +8%

2674

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +115%

62989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

29227

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Aug 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen+

sTRX4

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

180 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

16

64

Performance Core Threads

32

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35x

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

32 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 3970X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

60

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