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£1,250
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 861 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 5700X - 299 vs 294 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 48 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £147.0 vs £1250.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £0.5 vs £4.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
299
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.18/FPS
11%
Price, £
£1250
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor (24C/48T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
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Updated 84 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 8 |
48 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Ryzen 7 5700X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
224 FPS
£4.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099.95
In Stock
190 FPS
£5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£949.98
In Stock
224 FPS
£5.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.98
In Stock
165 FPS
£6.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,016.4
In Stock
224 FPS
£5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,299.95
In Stock
190 FPS
£4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£799.98
In Stock
224 FPS
£6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,345.2
In Stock
168 FPS
£4.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£759.95
In Stock
190 FPS
£5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,049.95
In Stock
190 FPS
£5.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,090.8
In Stock
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