AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32-cores against the 4.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Has 16 more physical cores
- 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 9950X3D
- Newer - released 5 years and 2 months later
- 2x faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3475 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 tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 753 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 9861 |
Cinebench Scores (#6th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 808.2 MB/sec | 1800 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 184.1 Klines/sec | 241.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.7 pages/sec | 392.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 269.7 Mpixels/sec | 624.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 137 pages/sec | 357.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 45.5 images/sec | 81.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 107.1 images/sec | 143.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 58.3 Mpixels/sec | 55.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 263.6 GOps/sec | 242.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 154.8 GOps/sec | 159.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 333M Primes/sec | 609M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 121.2M Strings/sec | 95.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 75.1 GBytes/sec | 44.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 1159.7 MBytes/sec | 905.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3059 Frames/sec | 5662 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 74.9B Matrices/sec | 72.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.2 PPW | 14.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 46.2 PPW | 132.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 224.7 PPW | 412.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.48 PPW | 3.63 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
No benchmark results yet
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-01 (Soutajupe) | Cinebench 2024 | 146 / 2634 |
| ๐ 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2024 | 143 / 2632 |
| ๐ 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2026 | 794 / 10890 |
| ๐ 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3553 / 25131 |
| ๐ 2026-07-10 (omecha) | Cinebench 2026 | 753 / 9861 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Ryzen 9 9950X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | November 25, 2019 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | - | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | - | 9950X3D |
| Integrated GPU | No | Radeon Graphics |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (46th and 2nd place)
CPU
| 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 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) | 128MB (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 5th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 128 |
| TMUs | - | 8 |
| ROPs | - | 4 |
| Execution Units | - | 2 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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 9950X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 64 | 28 |
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