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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
Brand: AMD
Rating: 1.8 (30 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-02

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X is a powerful CPU specifically designed for demanding professional applications. Based on the forward-looking Zen 5 architecture, internally known as Shimada Peak, and manufactured using the state-of-the-art 4nm process, this processor delivers exceptional computing power for workstations.

Particularly noteworthy is its impressive multi-core performance, making it an ideal choice for compute-intensive tasks such as 3D rendering, complex simulations, and comprehensive data analysis. In Cinebench 2024, the 9970X achieves a multi-core score of 3570 points, impressively demonstrating its capacity for parallelized workloads.

Even in applications that benefit from high single-core performance, it delivers reliable and fast performance with a Cinebench 2024 single-core score of 131 points. It is an excellent foundation for professional workstations designed for maximum productivity.

Excellent Multi-Core Performance
Advanced Zen 5 Architecture (4nm)
Ideal for Demanding Workstations
Strong Single-Core Performance

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 42 / 543
In segment Desktop

Multi-core performance

Rank 9 / 519
In segment Desktop

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz

132 pts

24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz

132 pts

32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz

131 pts

6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz

128 pts

14C / 14T · 5.00 GHz

127 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

64C / 128T · 5.10 GHz

5,531 pts

64C / 128T · 5.10 GHz

4,340 pts

32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz

4,182 pts

32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz

3,685 pts

24C / 48T · 5.40 GHz

3,320 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

64C / 128T · 5.40 GHz

3,231

96C / 192T · 5.40 GHz

3,231

32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz

3,220

20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz

3,210

20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz

3,210

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

32C / 64T · 4.00 GHz

30,980

64C / 128T · 3.20 GHz

30,320

32C / 64T · 4.00 GHz

29,244

32C / 32T · 3.60 GHz

28,170

24C / 48T · 4.20 GHz

27,520

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)
CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3)
Architecture	Shimada Peak (Zen 5)
Technology	4 nm
Segment	Desktop
Socket	TRX50
Generation	6
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X Q4/2023
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	32 / 64
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	32x Zen 5
Frequency:	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (32 Cores):
L2-Cache	32.00 MB
L3-Cache	128.00 MB
Overclocking	Yes

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	no iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader	/
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR5-6400	190.2 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	1024 GB
Memory channels	4
ECC	✓
PCIe	5.0 x 88
PCIe Bandwidth	346.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	350 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	95 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3
Release date	Q3/2025
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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