amd ryzen threadripper 3990x vs amd ryzen threadripper 3970x

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (Desktop) 64-cores against AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X (Desktop) 32-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Has 32 more physical cores
  • Has 128 MB larger L3 cache size
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Specifications

Full technical specification of ryzen threadripper 3990x and ryzen threadripper 3970x

General

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Vendor AMD AMD
Released November 25 2019 November 7 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Matisse Matisse
Socket TR4 TR4
Integrated GPU - -

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Cores 64 32
Threads 128 64
Base Frequency 2.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 256 MB 128 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Power

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Fabrication process 7 nm, 12 nm 7 nm, 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 W 280 W

Memory support

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 Eight-channel
Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Max. Memory Channels 4 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.403 GB/s 102.403 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

iGPU

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Integrated Graphics - -

Misc

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Official site AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X?