AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 113% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 57% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X |
| 100 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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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 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Zen+ |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Feb 2020 | vs | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Cores | 64 | vs | 24 |
| Threads | 128 | vs | 48 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 213mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 2900 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4300 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 180 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better