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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD Desktop CPU

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

65B
Cores32
Threads64
Boost Clock4.5 GHz
TDP280 W
SocketsTRX4
Process7 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core78
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core2566
TDP280 W
Cache L3128MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)78
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)2566
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1698
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12,928
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)2658
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)62,907
Blender CPU694.97

Full specifications

GeekBench v6

File compression
808.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation
184.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
264.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
269.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
137 pages/sec
Background blur
45.5 images/sec
Photo processing
107.1 images/sec
Ray tracing
58.3 Mpixels/sec

PassMark

Integer math
263.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math
154.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
121.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption
75.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression
1159.7 MBytes/sec
Physics
3059 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
74.9B Matrices/sec

Performance Per Watt

Cinebench 2024 / Watt
9.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
46.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
224.7 PPW
Blender / Watt
2.48 PPW

General

Vendor
Amd
Released
November 25, 2019
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Integrated GPU
No

CPU

P-Cores
32
P-Threads
64
Base Frequency (P)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.5 GHz
Total Cores
32
Total Threads
64
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
512K (per core)
L3 Cache
128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes

Package

Transistors
15.2 billions
Fabrication Process
7 nm
TDP (PL1)
280 W
Socket
sTRX4
Peak Temperature
95°C

Memory Support

Memory Types
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
256 GB
Memory Channels
4
Max. Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes

Misc

Official Site
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page
PCI Express Version
4.0
PCI Express Lanes
64
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Specifications compiled from NanoReview. Last updated 2026-09-29.

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