AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper 9970X

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X is a desktop processor with 32 cores and 64 threads, built on the Zen 5 architecture (4 nm process). It launched in 2025. Clocks run from 4.0 GHz base to 5.4 GHz boost. A 128-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.1 MB per core). It supports DDR5 memory. The chip drops into the sTR5 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (92 lanes). Rated TDP is 350 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, AVX-VNNI, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X scores 4,518 in single-core performance and 106,915 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 21,978 for overall performance, 75,820 for productivity performance, 66,936 for creator performance, 149,681 for engineering performance and 40,283 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,341 per core, 1,671 per thread and 306 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,175. Its performance index is 272, so its overall performance is 172% 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 9970X scores 465,116 in integer math, 309,350 in floating-point math, 1,753,583 in compression, 86,667 in cryptography, 6,833 in physics simulation, 141,977 in vector SIMD, 611 in the prime sieve and 191,088 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 690% above in integer math, 574% above in floating-point math, 669% above in compression, 654% above in cryptography, 527% above in physics simulation, 815% above in vector SIMD, 812% above in the prime sieve and 744% 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 9970X has 32 physical cores and runs 64 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 4.00 GHz and boosts up to 5.40 GHz. Its clock multiplier is unlocked for overclocking.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Threadripper family, uses the Zen 5 architecture, carries the codename Shimada Peak and is manufactured on a 4 nm process. It launched in 2025.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X has 2.50 MB of L1 cache, 32 MB of L2 cache and 128 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 162.5 MB of cache, or 5.08 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 2.5 MB, L2 at 32 MB and L3 at 128 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 79% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X supports DDR5 memory, uses 4 memory channels and runs memory at up to 6,400 MT/s. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X uses the sTR5 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 92 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X has a rated TDP of 350 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 9970X is manufactured by TSMC. It launched at a price of $2,499.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X is also identified by the model number 9970X.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture and All-Core Boost. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. 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, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same sTR5 socket as the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X.