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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 32 Cores and 64 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: sTRX4

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 32 Threads: 64

Typical TDP: 280 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 32 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 32 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 128 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 38.25

Overall Rank:
84th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
780th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
16th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,650.00 USD (2025-03-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
63112
Single Thread Rating
2663

Samples: 1124*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 48,150
Thread: 2,932

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Integer Math264,076 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math154,765 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers345 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting121,506 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption75,220 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression1,155,555 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,095 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions74,625 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,663 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$1,650.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 63,112
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 38.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2516348 - Mar 29 2025
67044
BL2515727 - Mar 29 2025
61532
BL2514256 - Mar 28 2025
62155
BL2513780 - Mar 28 2025
66700
BL2512146 - Mar 27 2025
67212
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 63,112
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 62,378 (-1.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 54,800 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 83,849 (+32.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 75,620 (+19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 70,423 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 66,674 (+5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 66,318 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 62,585 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 62,466 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 38,654 (-38.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 98,632 (+56.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
 68,009 (+7.8%)