AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 234% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 117% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 3700 |
| 185 watts lower power draw. |
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 7 3700 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
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| BMI1 | | | |
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| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen 7 3700 | |
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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 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Zen 2 |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Dec 2019 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen 7 3700 | |
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| Cores | 32 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen 7 3700 | |
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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 | 32MB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen 7 3700 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen 7 3700 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 95 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better