Ryzen Threadripper 3980X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Ryzen Threadripper 3980X sales 14 November 2019. Based on a Matisse architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 48 cores and 96 threads, and is based on 7 nm, 12 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket TR4 processor with a TDP of 280 Watt. It supports DDR4 Eight-channel memory.
Primary details
Ryzen Threadripper 3980X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | |
| Release date | 14 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) | |
| Threads | 96 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Multiplier | 32 | of 42 (Core i7-7700K) |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Number of transistors | 19,200 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3980X compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | TR4 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Precision Boost 2 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
| Max memory channels | 4 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.403 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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