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MSRP $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 1037 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 34% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 83 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $278.95 vs $1465.00
- Up to 86% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $3.36 vs $23.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 105 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$278.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
38 FPS
$35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$27.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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66 FPS
$28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$35.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$29.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$23.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
$46.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
$28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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