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    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 24 / Nov 2019
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 16 / Sep 2019
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      123%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      102%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      149%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 49% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

    175 watts lower power draw.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen 2
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Quad-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatissevsZen 2
    Release DateNov 2019vsSep 2019

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Cores24vs16
    Threads48vs32
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96K (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
    L3 Cache128MBvs72MB

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    SocketAMD Socket TR4vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    PackagesTRX4vs
    Die Size74mm²vsunknown
    Process7 nmvs7 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3500 MHz
    Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4700 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsvariable
    TDP280 Wvs105 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      5040 points
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      5264 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      124615 points
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      76518 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      209
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      215

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
      5950
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
      3969

    points - higher is better

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