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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Ryzen 9 9950X

65 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
VS
92 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32-cores against the 4.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9950X 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
4.5
(Bad)
Value Index
53.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X and 3970X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
  • Has 16 more physical cores
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
  • Newer - released 4 years and 8 months later
  • 2x faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3418 vs 1698 points
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 4 versus 7 nanometers
  • 27% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon Graphics

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 9950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 724
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7630
Cinebench Scores (#10th 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 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 184.1 Klines/sec 226 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.7 pages/sec 391.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 269.7 Mpixels/sec 586.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 137 pages/sec 351.6 pages/sec
Background blur 45.5 images/sec 84.3 images/sec
Photo processing 107.1 images/sec 144.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 58.3 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1 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 241.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 154.8 GOps/sec 158.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 333M Primes/sec 343M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 121.2M Strings/sec 93.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 75.1 GBytes/sec 44.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 1159.7 MBytes/sec 891.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3059 Frames/sec 3254 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 74.9B Matrices/sec 71.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1429 & 6583 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 13.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 46.2 PPW 128 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 224.7 PPW 386.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 3.52 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-05 (greenmonalisa)Cinebench 2024136 / 2307
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Malanore)Cinebench 2026724 / 7630
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-20 -> TukiGeekbench 6 CPU3607 / 23374
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-07 (jimmygeneris)Cinebench 2024136 / 2114
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Capt Jack Swallows)Cinebench 2024136 / 2162
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Ryzen 9 9950X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released November 25, 2019 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename - Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number - 9950X
Integrated GPU No Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (46th and 3rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 32 16
P-Threads 64 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 5.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 32 16
Total Threads 64 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 43x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 15.2 billions -
Fabrication Process 7 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 280 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 230 W
Socket sTRX4 AM5
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (64th and 6th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Radeon Graphics
GPU Boost Clock - 2200 MHz

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 4 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page AMD Ryzen 9 9950X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 64 28

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Comments

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