AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X

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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX compared with Ryzen Threadripper 9960X

	AMDRyzen Threadripper 2970WX	AMDRyzen Threadripper 9960X
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	July 2025
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	24	24
Threads
Threads	48	48
Base clock
Base clock	3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.2 GHz	5.4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Colfax; Zen+ architecture; boxed product ID YD297XAZAFWOF. X399 motherboards may require a BIOS update. AMD's October launch release confirms availability on 29 October 2018; its support page gives October 2018.	Shimada Peak; Zen 5 architecture. Boxed product ID 100-100001595WOF; tray 100-000001595. AMD's 25 July 2025 launch blog confirms shipping from 31 July, following the earlier Computex announcement.
Clocks
Clocks	Precision Boost 2, XFR2 and Precision Boost Overdrive supported; AMD's Dynamic Local Mode optimises thread placement on WX models	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer voltage offsets supported
Cache
Cache	L1 2304 KB; L2 12 MB	L1 1920 KB; L2 24 MB; the advertised 152 MB combined cache includes L2 and L3
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	A separate graphics card is required	A separate graphics card is required
Platform
Socket
Socket	sTR4	sTR5
Base power
Base power	250 W	350 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; four channels; up to 2933 MT/s	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 3.0; 64 processor lanes, 72 lanes across the processor and X399 platform	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	–	TRX50
Process
Process	12 nm	CPU cores: TSMC 4 nm FinFET; I/O die: TSMC 6 nm FinFET. Five package dies.
Cooler
Cooler	No cooler included; maximum operating temperature 68°C	Cooler not included; maximum operating temperature 95°C