Ryzen Threadripper 7970X: specs and benchmarks

VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 350 Watt
62.18

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X provides server-grade benchmark performance at 62.18% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

AMD started Ryzen Threadripper 7970X sales 19 October 2023 at a recommended price of $2,499. This is a high-end Storm Peak architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 32 cores and 64 threads, and is based on 5 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5300 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket sTR5 processor with a TDP of 350 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.

Primary details

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking14
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.88
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency16.81of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed4 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed5.3 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography5 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size4x 71 mm2
Number of transistors26,280 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Unlocked multiplier+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketsTR5
Power consumption (TDP)350 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. 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 7970X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen Threadripper 7970X.

Integrated graphics cardN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version5.0
PCI Express lanes48of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 62.18

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 98775

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is Core Ultra 9 285K, which is slower by 31% and lower by 39 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen Threadripper 7970X:

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Ryzen Threadripper 7970X in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 32 configurations using Ryzen Threadripper 7970X in our database.

All comparisons with Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

Community ratings

Here is the rating given to the reviewed processor by our users. Let others know your opinion by rating it yourself.


3.9 42 votes

Rate Ryzen Threadripper 7970X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.