AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Threadripper 3970X
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64-cores against the 3.7 GHz Threadripper 3970X with 32-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 3990X
- Has 32 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 808.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 265.5 Klines/sec | 184.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 369.7 pages/sec | 264.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 372 Mpixels/sec | 269.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 135.5 pages/sec | 137 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 41.2 images/sec | 45.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 109.7 images/sec | 107.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 87.7 Mpixels/sec | 58.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 493.6 GOps/sec | 263.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 283 GOps/sec | 154.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 421M Primes/sec | 333M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 186.5M Strings/sec | 121.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 130.2 GBytes/sec | 75.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 1934.6 MBytes/sec | 1159.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2946 Frames/sec | 3059 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 116.4B Matrices/sec | 74.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15 PPW | 9.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 58.8 PPW | 46.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 284.4 PPW | 224.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.87 PPW | 2.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Threadripper 3970XGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 10, 2020 | November 25, 2019 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (44th and 46th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 64 | 32 |
| P-Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 64 | 32 |
| Total Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 30.4 billions | 15.2 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 280 W | 280 W |
| Socket | sTRX4 | sTRX4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 95°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (63rd and 64th place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 64 | 64 |
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