AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 12% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| 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 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Matisse |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Nov 2019 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| Cores | 32 | vs | 24 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 48 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 128MB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | AMD Socket TR4 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | 95°C |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | sTRX4 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 74mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4500 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | N/A |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 280 W |
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