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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 24 Cores and 48 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: sTRX4

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 24 Threads: 48

Typical TDP: 280 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 24 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 24 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 24 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 128 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 62.92

Overall Rank:
205th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
1000th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
46th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $870.99 USD (2025-12-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
54799
Single Thread Rating
2683

Samples: 1245*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 46,163
Thread: 2,943

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Integer Math198,886 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math116,660 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers416 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,655 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption57,207 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression894,594 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,318 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions57,794 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,683 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Threadripper PRO 9955WX 16-Core Workstation Desktop PC - RTX 5060 Ti, 32GB RAM, 2TB P510 Gen5 SSD+3TB HDD, W11P (High Performance Computer for Gen AI, AR, ML, CAD, Deep Learning, 3D Modeling) Threadripper PRO 9955WX 16-Core Workstation Desktop PC - RTX 5060 Ti, 32GB RAM, 2TB P510 Gen5 SSD+3TB HDD, W11P (High Performance Computer for Gen AI, AR, ML, CAD, Deep Learning, 3D Modeling) $4849.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,284
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
54,799
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,132
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.93
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
62.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,914
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
2,683
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3277218 - Feb 10 2026
56716
BL3276816 - Feb 10 2026
57858
BL3263077 - Feb 04 2026
56182
BL3257064 - Feb 02 2026
56429
BL3252179 - Jan 30 2026 [Excluded]
37172
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
54,799
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
32,019 (-41.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
50,231 (-8.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
62,918 (+14.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
60,309 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
48,856 (-10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
45,330 (-17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
46,933 (-14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
70,191 (+28.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
65,827 (+20.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
62,314 (+13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
62,233 (+13.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
39,928 (-27.1%)