AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-21

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X was released in Q4/2023 and has 32 cores. The processor can process 64 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket sTR5.

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X.
Name:	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Family:	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000
Architecture:	Storm Peak (Zen 4)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has 32 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is 4.00 GHz (5.30 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	32 / 64
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	32x Zen 4

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (32 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has the no iGPU installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (-- shaders).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X supports a maximum of 1024 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 166.4 GB/s.

DDR5-5200	166.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	1024 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	5.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth:	189.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has a TDP of 350 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	350 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is made in 5 nm and has 160.00 MB cache.

Technology:	5 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	sTR5
L2-Cache:	32.00 MB
L3-Cache:	128.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3
Release date:	Q4/2023
Release price:	2990 $
Part Number:	100-100001351WOF
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz (5.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 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.

Screenshots:

Geekbench 6.1.0 (128 GB DDR5-5200), Windows 11 Pro

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	121
	Apple M2 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	120
	Apple M2 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	120
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	119
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	119
	Intel Core i7-13700F 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	118
	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	118

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	5531
	AMD EPYC 7773X 64C 128T @ 3.50 GHz	3902
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	3685
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz	3302
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	2504
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz	2284
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2211

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	2010
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1997
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1997
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	1988
	Intel Core i9-12900F 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	1988
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	1988
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz	1976

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 Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz	100295
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	98322
	Intel Xeon w9-3495X 56C 112T @ 2.90 GHz	72560
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	65269
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	65112
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	64355
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	64355

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.


	Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) 11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz	3125
	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	3076
	Apple M3 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	3076
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	3003
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2997
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2974
	Apple A17 Pro 6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz	2952

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	26562
	Intel Xeon w9-3495X 56C 112T @ 2.90 GHz	26114
	Intel Xeon w7-2495X 24C 48T @ 3.30 GHz	25869
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	25442
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	24780
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96C 192T @ 2.50 GHz	24535
	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	23970

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 i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	779
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	773
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	773
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	764
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	764

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	36982
	Intel Xeon w9-3495X 56C 112T @ 2.90 GHz	27725
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	25421
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	25297
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	24763
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	24463
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	20892

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 30,320 CB R23 MC @ 158 W	192
	Intel Core i7-13650HX 20,999 CB R23 MC @ 110 W	191
	Intel Core i9-13980HX 31,572 CB R23 MC @ 168 W	188
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 65,269 CB R23 MC @ 348 W	188
	Intel Core i7-1355U 9,687 CB R23 MC @ 52 W	187
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 28,577 CB R23 MC @ 153 W	186
	Intel Core i5-13500H 14,455 CB R23 MC @ 78 W	185

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
247 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
246 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
561 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
537 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
94 entries

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