AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 142% 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 83% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
| 125 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 Threadripper 1950X | |
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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 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| XFR | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | |
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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 | Nov 2019 | vs | May 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | |
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| Cores | 32 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 32768 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 384mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 155 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better