AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X '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)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 128MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (280W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +44%

1891

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +109%

98341

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +93%

2828

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +119%

26811

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +44%

113

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +152%

5531

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2189

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Nov 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Zen 2

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

52.56 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

-

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

32

-

Performance Core Threads

64

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

64

Total Core Count

32

128

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

37x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

512 K per core

256 MB

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 7980X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

5

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

64

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