AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD EPYC 7552

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,719

Rank #92

vs
7,165

Rank #54

6,719
7,165

EPYC 7552 wins by 6.2% (Rank #92 vs #54)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,102

Rank #235

vs
5,377

Rank #663

6,102
5,377

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 11.9% (Rank #235 vs #663)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,645

Rank #52

vs
9,846

Rank #8

7,645
9,846

EPYC 7552 wins by 22.4% (Rank #52 vs #8)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,171

Rank #36

vs
7,640

Rank #27

7,171
7,640

EPYC 7552 wins by 6.1% (Rank #36 vs #27)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

8,185

Rank #24

vs
8,259

Rank #23

8,185
8,259

EPYC 7552 wins by 0.9% (Rank #24 vs #23)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,013

Rank #39

vs
7,758

Rank #22

7,013
7,758

EPYC 7552 wins by 9.6% (Rank #39 vs #22)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X EPYC 7552 Diff
Cores
32
48
-33.3%
Threads
64
96
-33.3%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,200 MHz
+40.5%
Clock Multiplier
37x
22x
+40.5%
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
3,072 KB
-33.3%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
24 MiB
-33.3%
L3 Cache
128 MiB
192 MiB
-33.3%
Memory Channels
4
8
-50%
Maximum Memory --
4,096 GB
Max Bandwidth
95 GB/s
191 GB/s
-50%
PCIe Lanes
64
128
-50%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
280 W
200 W
28.6% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
7 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X EPYC 7552
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen EPYC
Series 3900 7002
Model Number 3970X 7552
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Zen 2
Core Name Castle Rome
Core Family -- 23
Socket Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094 Socket SP3 and LGA-4094
Package FCLGA-4094 FCLGA-4094
Chipset TRX40 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 4.0
PCIe Configuration 3x16+4x4 x16, x8
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $1,999.00 $4,025.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD
EPYC 7552
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Ryzen
EPYC 7552
EPYC

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3900
EPYC 7552
7002

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3970X
EPYC 7552
7552

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Zen 2
EPYC 7552
Zen 2

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Castle
EPYC 7552
Rome

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
EPYC 7552
23

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094
EPYC 7552
Socket SP3 and LGA-4094

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
FCLGA-4094
EPYC 7552
FCLGA-4094

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TRX40
EPYC 7552
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
DDR4-3200
EPYC 7552
DDR4-3200

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Yes
EPYC 7552
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
4.0
EPYC 7552
4.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3x16+4x4
EPYC 7552
x16, x8

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop
EPYC 7552
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
$1,999.00
EPYC 7552
$4,025.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
No
EPYC 7552
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X EPYC 7552
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 192 mm²
Transistor Count 23.54 billion 3,800
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
7 nm
EPYC 7552
7 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
74 mm²
EPYC 7552
192 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
23.54 billion
EPYC 7552
3,800

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
EPYC 7552
TSMC and GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CMOS
EPYC 7552
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
64-bit
EPYC 7552
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
x86-64 (x86)
EPYC 7552
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 3970X EPYC 7552
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64