AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Cores: 24
- L3 cache: 128MB (shared)
- TDP: 280 W
- Transistor size: 7 nm
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket sTRX4 that has 24 cores and 48 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3800 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4500 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 128 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.
Review
Compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with other CPUs
Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X in benchmarksCinebench
GeekBench v6
| File compression | 824.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 168.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 236.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 164.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 130.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 80.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
| Integer math | 198.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 116.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 416M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 94.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 57.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 894.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3307 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 57.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 6.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 40.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 195.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.95 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X technical specificationsGeneral
| Vendor | Amd |
| Released | November 25, 2019 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | No |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 69th place
CPU
| P-Cores | 24 |
| P-Threads | 48 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 |
| Total Threads | 48 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 15.2 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 280 W |
| Socket | sTRX4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C |
Desktop CPU ranking - 80th place
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 64 |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |