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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X 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 9 7900X - 64 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 343 vs 315 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $380.89 vs $1465.00
- Up to 76% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.11 vs $4.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 170 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
343
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
32 | Cores | 12 |
64 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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