Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 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 Threadripper 3960X and the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 64 vs 48 threads

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 148 vs 147 FPS
Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $963.96 vs $1319.82
Up to 28% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $6.51 vs $8.98 per FPS

This is a free version of HITMAN 2.

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

147

99%

Value, €/FPS

€8.98/FPS

72%

Price, €

€1319.82

73%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €1,319.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.51/FPS

100%

Price, €

€963.96

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €963.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

244

FPS

240

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

201

FPS

200

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

135

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

591

FPS

587

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Epic

230

FPS

229

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1636

98%

Multi-Core

14008

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1667

100%

Multi-Core

13317

95%

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	vs	Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Ryzen Threadripper
Castle Peak	Codename	Castle Peak
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	AMD Socket TRX4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
32	Cores	24
64	Threads	48
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
280 W	TDP	280 W
7 nm	Process Size	7 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X