AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X

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Ryzen 9 9950X compared with Ryzen Threadripper 9970X

	AMDRyzen 9 9950X	AMDRyzen Threadripper 9970X
Overview
Released
Released	August 2024	July 2025
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	16	32 (better)
Threads
Threads	32	64 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5.7 GHz (better)	5.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	16 Zen 5 cores with simultaneous multithreading; codename Granite Ridge AM5; 3 dies in the package	Shimada Peak; Zen 5 architecture. Boxed product ID 100-100001594WOF; tray 100-000001594. AMD's 25 July 2025 launch blog confirms shipping from 31 July, following the earlier Computex announcement.
Clocks
Clocks	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer supported	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer voltage offsets supported
Cache
Cache	L1 1280 KB, L2 16 MB, L3 64 MB	L1 2560 KB; L2 32 MB; the advertised 160 MB combined cache includes L2 and L3
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics, 2 graphics cores at 2200 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode	A separate graphics card is required
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM5	sTR5
Base power
Base power	170 W	350 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR5, 2 channels, up to 256 GB (UDIMM); DDR5-5600 with 2 modules, DDR5-3600 with 4; ECC with motherboard support	DDR5 RDIMM; four channels; up to 6400 MT/s. ECC enabled by default; AMD EXPO supported. AMD's TRX50 platform table specifies up to 1 TB memory.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0; 28 lanes (24 usable); native USB: 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0	PCIe 5.0; 92 native/platform lanes, 88 usable. AMD's launch platform table distinguishes up to 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes. Four native USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and two SATA ports; NVMe boot and RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 supported.
Chipsets
Chipsets	A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840, B850	TRX50
Process
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET (CPU cores), TSMC 6nm FinFET (I/O die)	CPU cores: TSMC 4 nm FinFET; I/O die: TSMC 6 nm FinFET. Five package dies.
Cooler
Cooler	Not included; Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance; Tjmax 95°C	Cooler not included; maximum operating temperature 95°C