Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD · Released Nov 21, 2023
Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
- SocketsTR5
- MemoryDDR5 RDIMM
- sTR5: TRX50 motherboards; Threadripper PRO (WX) chips also fit WRX90 boards, with 8 memory channels.
- DDR5 RDIMM: Registered ECC memory only; regular desktop memory doesn't work.
- Cores
- 64
- Threads
- 128
- Max Boost
- 5.1GHz
- Base Clock
- 3.2GHz
- L3 Cache
- 256MB
- Memory Channels
- 4
- TDP
- 350W
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Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has about a 58% higher spec score than Ryzen 9 9950X3D and launched at $4,300 more.
$4,999
Launch MSRP
$699(better)
73.9(better)
Spec score
46.7
64(better)
Cores
16
128(better)
Threads
32
5.1GHz
Max Boost
5.7GHz(better)
3.2GHz
Base Clock
4.3GHz(better)
256MB(better)
L3 Cache
128MB
4(better)
Memory Channels
2
350W
TDP
170W(better)
sTR5
Socket
AM5
DDR5 RDIMM
Memory
DDR5
None
Built-in graphics
AMD Radeon graphics (Ryzen 9000)
Nov 21, 2023
Released
Mar 12, 2025