AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has 24 cores with 48 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper series. The processor uses a mainboard with the TRX4 (sTRX4) socket and was released in Q4/2019. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X scores 1,274 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 21,436 points.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.

Name: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Family: AMD Ryzen Threadripper
CPU group: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 3.80 GHz (4.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 24 / 48
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 24x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (24 Cores): 4.00 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 2048 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 2048 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth: 102.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 4.0 x 64
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 280 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 140.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: TRX4 (sTRX4)
L2-Cache: 12.00 MB
L3-Cache: 128.00 MB
Architecture: Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date: Q4/2019
Release price: 1435 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
1276
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz
1274
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1271
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1270
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1267
Intel Core i9-10940X Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 4.80 GHz
1263
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1262
Show all Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
38657
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
38581
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
36403
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
34255
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
33213
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
32788
Intel Core i9-13900F Intel Core i9-13900F
24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz
32605
Show all Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
518
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
517
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
514
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
509
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
509
Show all Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
15350
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
15350
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
15120
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
13552
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
12975
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
12914
Intel Core i9-13900F Intel Core i9-13900F
24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz
12375
Show all Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1688
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1688
Intel Xeon E-2224G Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.70 GHz
1688
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1684
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1676
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1672
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1671
Show all Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.

Intel Core i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946
Intel Core i7-13700HX Intel Core i7-13700HX
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
13914
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
13875
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
13824
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
13740
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.15 GHz
13687
Show all Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-10875H Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1278
Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
1277
Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1277
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1274
Intel Xeon W-2275 Intel Xeon W-2275
14C 28T @ 4.80 GHz
1274
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
1274
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1272
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
21549
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
21508
AMD EPYC 7402 AMD EPYC 7402
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
21494
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
21436
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 2.40 GHz
21433
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
21369
Intel Xeon W-3275M Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
21369
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
608
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
557
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
557
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
479
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
462
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
461
Show all Blender 3.1 Benchmark results



Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
57691
AMD EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
56727
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
56570
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
54800
AMD EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz
54674
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
54428
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
53781
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz
28.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
44.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
59.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
67.7
Intel Core i9-10980XE Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
74.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
75.3
Intel Core i9-7980XE Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz
77
Show all Blender 2.81 (bmw27) results



CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz
20747
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
16715
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
16715
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.80 GHz
16082
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
15823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
15670
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
12793
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
210
Intel Xeon W-2245 Intel Xeon W-2245
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
210
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
210
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
209
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
209
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
209
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
209
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i9-13900KS Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz
6220
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
6141
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
6141
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
5933
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
5597
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
5514
Intel Core i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
5309
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



Benchmarks


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