Ryzen 9 3950X vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 3950X performs better than the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has significantly more cores with 32 cores compared to the Ryzen 9 3950X that has 16 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 3950X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 3950X. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 3950X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 9 3950X CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen Threadripper 3970X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 3950X. The Ryzen Threadripper 3970X also has significantly more L3 cache.
Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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