AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 95.37GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.8GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (280W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +96%

3337

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +120%

28707

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Nov 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Zen 2

-

Processor Number

3960X

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

26.28 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

TSMC

Foundry

-

4x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

24

-

Performance Core Threads

48

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

24

Total Core Count

24

48

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

42x

Multiplier

38x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

24 MB

L2 Cache

512 K per core

0 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

1 TB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

166.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

5

PCIe Version

4.0

88

PCIe Lanes

64

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