Threadripper 2970WX or 3960X

[vermu]

Hi all,

I am buying a new render workstation. I am wondering which 24 core to buy. I have read the tests and know the differences. Has anyone used both processors and can say that 3960x justifies the price difference. In corona difference is not huge but is that single core difference that big. I mean does 2970x feel slow compared to 3960x when you are not using multi threaded apps. 3960x means newer motherboard and price difference just get bigger. One thought was to go with cheaper and overclock it and save 500 euros. I just can't get rid of the thought " poor single core performance" when talking about 2970x.

[Juraj]

2970WX has the option to choose between UMA & NUMA, unlike 2990WX which is stuck with NUMA, crippling memory access. This choice can be done in Ryzen Master inside Windows only, it's not bios option.

But outside of that, 3rd gen is indeed massive improvement in every regard. It's not just the single-thread improvement through IPC & Clocks, but also better memory controller integrated into chip, unified memory access, option for faster memory support.

3960X is controversial in value, since it requires 500+ Euro board investment, but isn't massively better value compared to 3950X Ryzen for example.
The golden chips are 3970X but mainly 3990X.

[vermu]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. It was nice that you mentioned Ryzen 3950x. It was a processor that I totally overlooked, I was so focused on threadrippers. It comes really close to 2970wx and might now be the processor I am getting.