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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs Ryzen 9 9950X

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is newer than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is around 33% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is around 13% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1929 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X×AMD Ryzen 9 9950X+ ADD
Price $2499 - BUY $549 - BUY
Socket TypesTR5AM5
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed4.0 GHz4.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 5.3 GHzUp to 5.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores32 (Threads: 64)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL2: 32.0MB, L3: 128MBL1: 1,280KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 64MB
TDP350W170W
Yearly Running Cost$63.87$31.03
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2023Q3 2024
# of Samples891840
CPU Value39.4120.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)4118(-13.2%)4742(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)98349(0.0%)66300(-32.6%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
98,349
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
66,300
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
39.4
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
120.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
4,118
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
4,742
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Max TDP350W170W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.700.34
Running cost per day$0.175$0.085
Power consumption per year (kWh)255.5124.1
Running cost per year$63.87$31.03
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.