CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
CORE STATE
Shimada Peak
CORE SPECS
32 Cores / 64 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
4 Base / 5.4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
128 MB
MAX TDP
350W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 5
PROCESS
4 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 674X
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
28 Cores / 56 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo
CACHE
144 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
270W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2026
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Threadripper 9970X
674X
Core Specs
Cores
32
28
-12.5%
Threads
64
56
-12.5%
Base Clock (GHz)
4
3
-25.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.4
4.9
-9.3%
Frequency (GHz)
4
3
-25.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.4
4.9
-9.3%
Multiplier
40
30
-25.0%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
112 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
2 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
128 MB
144 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
350
270
-22.9%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen 5
Granite Rapids
Codename
Shimada Peak
Granite Rapids
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper
(Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Xeon 600
(Granite Rapids-WS)
Process Size
4 nm
5 nm
Transistors
33,260 million
—
Die Size
4x 70.6 mm²
2x 598 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Quad-channel
Eight-channel
Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
Yes
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket sTR5
Intel Socket 4710
Chipsets
—
W890
PCIe
Gen 5, 80 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 128 Lanes(CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Interconnect
CXL
—
Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)
Other
Market
Desktop
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$2499
$2199
Part Number
100-000001594
SA2CZ
Package
FC-LGA4844
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
95°C
99°C
Bundled Cooler
None
None