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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 15% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 220 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $343.99 vs $1465.00
- Up to 80% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.56 vs $7.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 105 vs 280 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$343.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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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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