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MSRP $799
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 64 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 230 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £295.00 vs £2798.00
- Up to 90% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £1.28 vs £12.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 105 vs 280 Watts
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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In Stock
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
64 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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