AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7-3930K
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 34% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 560% 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 297% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3930K |
| 150 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 | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Sandy Bridge-E |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Nov 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| Cores | 32 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 12288 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | 67°C |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 435mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-3930K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 130 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better