Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs EPYC 7742

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	39	10
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.70	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Storm Peak
Release date	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,950	no data
Current price	$1656 (0.2x MSRP)	$2499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	128	64
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	4x 71 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X compatibility with other computer components: 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X.

PCIe version

no data

5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X outperforms EPYC 7742 by 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	44.73	63.16
Physical cores	64	32
Threads	128	64
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	350 Watt

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