AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-21

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 64 cores with 128 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper series. The processor uses a mainboard with the sTR5 socket and was released in Q4/2023. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X scores 2,030 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 55,282 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
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 7980X has 64 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is 3.20 GHz (5.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	64 / 128
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	64x Zen 4

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (64 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 7980X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

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 processor can use up to 1024 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 166.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 350 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):	350 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 320.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	5 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	sTR5
L2-Cache:	64.00 MB
L3-Cache:	256.00 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:	5900 $
Part Number:	100-100001350WOF
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz (5.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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.

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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 i9-13980HX 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	117
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	116
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	116
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	115
	Intel Core i9-13900H 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	115
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	115
	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	115

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.


	Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) 12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz	1917
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1917
	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1902
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	1897
	Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) 11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz	1889
	Intel Core i5-13500 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	1884
	Intel Core i7-13650HX 14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1881

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 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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2049
	Intel Core i9-13900E 24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz	2048
	Intel Core i9-13900T 24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz	2046
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2030
	Intel Core i5-14600KF 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	2027
	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	2027
	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2010

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.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	79486
	AMD EPYC 9554 64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz	65664
	Intel Xeon w9-3495X 56C 112T @ 2.90 GHz	56911
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	55282
	AMD EPYC 7713 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	47053
	AMD EPYC 7773X 64C 128T @ 2.20 GHz	45899
	Intel Xeon w9-3475X 36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz	44869

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 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	2898
	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2898
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2898
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2897
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	2896
	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	2876
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2868

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	747
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	744
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	744
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	742
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	741
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	741
	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	736

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 i5-1340P 10,782 CB R23 MC @ 36 W	297
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 15,930 CB R23 MC @ 55 W	287
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 38,581 CB R23 MC @ 136 W	284
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 98,322 CB R23 MC @ 349 W	282
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 12,390 CB R23 MC @ 45 W	275
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) 12,390 CB R23 MC @ 45 W	275
	Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) 12,402 CB R23 MC @ 45 W	275

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
247 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
246 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
561 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
537 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,428 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,402 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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