AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper 3970X

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor with 32 cores and 64 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Nov 2019. Clocks run from 3.7 GHz base to 4.5 GHz boost. A 128-MB L3 cache backs the cores (4.6 MB per core). It uses the sTRX4 socket. Rated TDP is 280 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X scores 2,657 in single-core performance and 62,901 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 12,928 for overall performance, 44,605 for productivity performance, 39,378 for creator performance, 88,061 for engineering performance and 23,696 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,966 per core, 983 per thread and 225 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 773. Its performance index is 160, so its overall performance is 60% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X scores 263,609 in integer math, 154,803 in floating-point math, 1,159,780 in compression, 75,106 in cryptography, 3,057 in physics simulation, 74,875 in vector SIMD, 332 in the prime sieve and 121,226 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 348% above in integer math, 237% above in floating-point math, 409% above in compression, 554% above in cryptography, 180% above in physics simulation, 383% above in vector SIMD, 396% above in the prime sieve and 435% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 32 physical cores and runs 64 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.50 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Threadripper family, uses the Zen 2 architecture, carries the codename Castle Peak and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Nov 2019.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 2 MB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2 cache and 128 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 146.0 MB of cache, or 4.56 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 2 MB, L2 at 16 MB and L3 at 128 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 88% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X uses the sTRX4 socket.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has a rated TDP of 280 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is manufactured by TSMC. It launched at a price of $1,999.

Feex has recorded 49% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors close to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X.