AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

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Ryzen Threadripper 9960X compared with Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
AMDRyzen Threadripper 9960XAMDRyzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
Overview
ReleasedJuly 2025September 2020
Cores and clocks
Cores2432 (better)
Threads4864 (better)
Base clock4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz (better)4.2 GHz
L3 cache128 MB128 MB
CoresShimada 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.Castle Peak; Zen 2. Boxed product ID 100-100000086WOF; tray ID 100-000000086. Announced 14 July 2020. Lenovo stated September 2020 availability for the first ThinkStation P620 systems, and confirmed them shipping on 14 October. Release is kept at OEM month precision; an exact first-sale day for this model is unpublished. AMD later announced March 2021 standalone retail availability for this model.
ClocksPrecision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer voltage offsets supportedPrecision Boost 2; maximum boost up to 4.2 GHz. Locked for overclocking.
CacheL1 1920 KB; L2 24 MB; the advertised 152 MB combined cache includes L2 and L3L1 2048 KB; L2 16 MB; L3 128 MB
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphicsNoNo
GraphicsA separate graphics card is requiredA separate graphics card is required
Platform
SocketsTR5sWRX8
Base power350 W280 W
UnlockedYesNo
Cooler in the boxNo–
Memory supportDDR5 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.DDR4; eight channels; up to 3200 MT/s. AMD’s exact-model launch table supports up to 2 TB ECC UDIMM, RDIMM or LRDIMM memory; motherboard and system limits can be lower.
PCIePCIe 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.PCIe 4.0; AMD’s exact-model launch table lists 128 lanes
ChipsetsTRX50–
ProcessCPU cores: TSMC 4 nm FinFET; I/O die: TSMC 6 nm FinFET. Five package dies.CPU cores: TSMC 7 nm FinFET
CoolerCooler not included; maximum operating temperature 95°CAMD’s current specification does not state whether a cooler is included. Maximum operating temperature 90°C.

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