AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

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
4,860

Rank #991

6,719
4,860

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 27.7% (Rank #92 vs #991)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,102

Rank #235

vs
4,954

Rank #966

6,102
4,954

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 18.8% (Rank #235 vs #966)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,645

Rank #52

vs
4,720

Rank #940

7,645
4,720

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 38.3% (Rank #52 vs #940)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,171

Rank #36

vs
4,653

Rank #811

7,171
4,653

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 35.1% (Rank #36 vs #811)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

8,185

Rank #24

vs
4,732

Rank #630

8,185
4,732

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 42.2% (Rank #24 vs #630)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,013

Rank #39

vs
4,620

Rank #911

7,013
4,620

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 34.1% (Rank #39 vs #911)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen 7 3700U Diff
Cores
32
4
+87.5%
Threads
64
8
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,300 MHz
+37.8%
Clock Multiplier
37x
23x
+37.8%
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
384 KB
+81.3%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
2 MiB
+87.5%
L3 Cache
128 MiB
4 MiB
+96.9%
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory --
64 GB
Max Bandwidth
95 GB/s
36 GB/s
+62.5%
PCIe Lanes
64
12
+81.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
280 W
15 W
94.6% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
12 nm
41.7% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen 7 3700U
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series 3900 3000
Model Number 3970X 3700U
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Zen+
Core Name Castle Picasso
Socket Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094 Socket FP5
Package FCLGA-4094 Socket
Chipset TRX40 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 3x16+4x4 1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD
Ryzen 7 3700U
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Ryzen
Ryzen 7 3700U
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3900
Ryzen 7 3700U
3000

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3970X
Ryzen 7 3700U
3700U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Zen 2
Ryzen 7 3700U
Zen+

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Castle
Ryzen 7 3700U
Picasso

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094
Ryzen 7 3700U
Socket FP5

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
FCLGA-4094
Ryzen 7 3700U
Socket

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TRX40
Ryzen 7 3700U
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 7 3700U
DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Yes
Ryzen 7 3700U
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
4.0
Ryzen 7 3700U
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3x16+4x4
Ryzen 7 3700U
1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop
Ryzen 7 3700U
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
$1,999.00
Ryzen 7 3700U
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
No
Ryzen 7 3700U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen 7 3700U
Process 7 nm 12 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 209.78 mm²
Transistor Count 23.54 billion 4.94 billion
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
7 nm
Ryzen 7 3700U
12 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
74 mm²
Ryzen 7 3700U
209.78 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
23.54 billion
Ryzen 7 3700U
4.94 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Ryzen 7 3700U
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CMOS
Ryzen 7 3700U
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
64-bit
Ryzen 7 3700U
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 7 3700U
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen 7 3700U
GPU -- Radeon Vega 10
GPU Designer -- AMD
GPU Max Frequency -- 1400 MHz
Execution Units -- 10
Unified Shaders -- 640

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Ryzen 7 3700U
Radeon Vega 10

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Ryzen 7 3700U
AMD

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Ryzen 7 3700U
1400 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Ryzen 7 3700U
10

Unified Shaders

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Ryzen 7 3700U
640

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Ryzen 7 3700U
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
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