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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1037 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 7950X - 48 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 415 vs 376 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $500.88 vs $1070.00
- Up to 58% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $1.21 vs $2.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 170 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
415
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$500.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
48 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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