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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

65 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
VS
63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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4.5
(Bad)
Value Index
40.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5950X and 3970X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
  • Around 54.72 GB/s (115%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 16 more physical cores
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Supports quad-channel memory
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2276 vs 1698 points
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 464
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 5693
Cinebench Scores (#76th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 808.2 MB/sec 1120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 184.1 Klines/sec 147.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.7 pages/sec 224.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 269.7 Mpixels/sec 372.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 137 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 45.5 images/sec 28.4 images/sec
Photo processing 107.1 images/sec 85 images/sec
Ray tracing 58.3 Mpixels/sec 38.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 741 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 263.6 GOps/sec 183.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 154.8 GOps/sec 100.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 333M Primes/sec 223M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 121.2M Strings/sec 64.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 75.1 GBytes/sec 39.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 1159.7 MBytes/sec 622.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 3059 Frames/sec 1854 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 74.9B Matrices/sec 40.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1429 & 19398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.2 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 46.2 PPW 121.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 224.7 PPW 431 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 3.94 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

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📘 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
📘 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
📘 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Geekbench 6 CPU2259 / 12745
📘 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
📘 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Ryzen 9 5950X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released November 25, 2019 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename - Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 11900K
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (46th and 51st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 32 16
P-Threads 64 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 32 16
Total Threads 64 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 34x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 15.2 billions 4.15 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 280 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 142 W
Socket sTRX4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (64th and 72nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 4 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 64 20

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Comments

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