AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-core sTRX4
The 24-core, 48-thread design with a 4.5GHz boost clock and massive 140MB L3 cache delivers exceptional parallel throughput via 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes. Unlocked automatic overclocking and quad-channel DDR4 support provide headroom for sustained, heavy computational workloads. This processor is best for 3D rendering artists and scientific researchers who need high core counts and I/O bandwidth but can tolerate a 280W TDP and lower single-thread efficiency.
Cores 24
Threads 48
Boost Clock 4500 MHz
L3 Cache 140 MB
TDP 280 W
Socket Socket TR4
78 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong multi thread (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | AMD |
| Series | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Model | 3960X |
| Class | hedt |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 24 |
| Threads | 48 |
| Base Clock | 3800 |
| Boost Clock | 4500 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 140 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 54774 |
| PassMark Single | 2681 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Channels | 4 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | Socket TR4 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 88 |
| TDP | 280 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | SMC EPYC 9555P | Dell Inspiron 7700 | WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 | HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 24 | 24 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Threads | 48 | 24 | 128 | 12 | 28 | 2 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4500 | 5700 | 4400 | 4700 | 3200 | 2800 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 140 | 36 | 256 | 12 | 19.25 | 4 |
| Tdp W | 280 | 125 | 360 | 15 | 105 | 6 |
| Socket | Socket TR4 | LGA 1851 | AMD Socket SP5 | Intel BGA 1744 | LGA 3647 | Intel BGA 1338 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel Graphics | - | Iris Xe 96EU | - | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | 95.6 | 93.3 | 85.9 | 75.6 | 94.2 | 90.7 | 75.9 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.8 | 95.9 | 97 | 96.6 | 90.7 | 99.8 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.8 | 96.7 | 90.6 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 62.3 | 69.4 | 70.8 | 99.4 | 66.4 | 27.4 | 82 |
| WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 Compare | 73.7 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 72.6 | 74.3 | 38.3 | 44.2 |
| HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx Compare | 17.2 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 32 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 30.2 |
Price
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