Ryzen Threadripper 7960X: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides good benchmark performance at 53.66% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
This is a high-end Storm Peak architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 24 cores and 48 threads, and is based on 5 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5300 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket sTR5 processor with a TDP of 350 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary Details
Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 23 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Storm Peak | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $1469 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Detailed Specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | |
| Threads | 48 | |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 5.3 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 4x 71 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 26,280 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 7960X compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | sTR5 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen Threadripper 7960X.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is Core i9-14900KS, which is slower by 22% and lower by 28 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen Threadripper 7960X:
Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Ryzen Threadripper 7960X, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Ryzen Threadripper 7960X in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 11 configurations based on Ryzen Threadripper 7960X in our database.
