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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1037 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 260 vs 232 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - CA$729.0 vs CA$2200.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - CA$2.8 vs CA$9.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 170 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 64 vs 32 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$729
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Updated 135 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
232
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.48/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$2200
33%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
Buy for CA$2,200 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Raphael | Codename | Castle Peak |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 32 |
| 32 | Threads | 64 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 280 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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228 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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