AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Outperforms Threadripper 2970WX Cinebench

Just recently, Gigabyte published an overclocking guide for processors on its flagship X570 AORUS Master motherboard. Coincidentally, the manufacturer chose the unreleased 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X as the test subject.

So, with the Gigabyte X570 AORUS Master motherboard, you can expect the flagship processor to maintain a stable frequency around 4300 MHz. Of course, it's worth noting that silicon lottery plays a role, and the CPU you purchase might be a better overclocker or worse than this sample.

This indirectly confirms rumors about delays for the 16-core processor, reportedly due to AMD's dissatisfaction with its clock speeds.

However, even at this relatively low frequency, the Ryzen 9 3950X surpassed its 24-core sibling, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX:

In the popular Cinebench R15 benchmark, the Ryzen 9 3950X scored 4384 points at 4300 MHz, while the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, running at stock frequencies, achieved 4300 points.

Obviously, the 2970WX can also be overclocked, but it's important to consider the following:

First, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is a processor for the high-end TR4 platform, and its motherboards are significantly more expensive than AM4 boards. Second, even at stock frequencies, the 2970WX has a much higher TDP than an overclocked Ryzen 9 3950X. And third, the 3950X delivers significantly higher per-core performance than the 2970WX, even at comparable clock speeds, let alone when overclocked.

Additionally, the Ryzen 9 3950X was overclocked to 4400 MHz. Unfortunately, it couldn't pass strenuous stress tests at that frequency, but it was still benchmarked in Cinebench R15, scoring 4475 points:

Sales of the Ryzen 9 3950X are expected to begin in November this year, alongside the 3rd-gen Ryzen Threadripper lineup.

Source: WccfTech