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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 48 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 179 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $291.69 vs $1070.00
- Up to 73% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $1.63 vs $6.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 105 vs 280 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$291.69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | 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 |
24 | Cores | 12 |
48 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 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 |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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