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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 64 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 56% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 56 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - CA$413.99 vs CA$2000.0
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 105 vs 280 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
36
64.28571428571429%
Value, CA$/FPS
Price, CA$
CA$2000
20%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1636
75.08031206975677%
Multi-Core
14008
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 12 |
64 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
22 FPS
CA$249.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
CA$2239.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,239.99
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