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CPU
AMD

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

Processor

CPU cores
32*
CPU threads
64*
Maximum boost clock
5.3 GHz*
Thermal design power
350 W*

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / Linux / CPU
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores 1,307.83 samples/min 123 complete runs · Middle 50%: 1,295.98 - 1,313.57 · 32 core / 64 thread · Latest: 2026-01-27

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

302.78 samples/min

123 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

244.46 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

1,307.83 samples/min

123 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
1295.9794259953
75th percentile
1313.5682235307
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

1,021.47 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
1005.0393230509
75th percentile
1047.9239969196
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

399.33 samples/min

123 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

319.16 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

605.50 samples/min

123 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

459.01 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

294.96 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

228.70 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

1,301.87 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
763.3655149107
75th percentile
1305.9427215992
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

991.68 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
981.08498869547
75th percentile
1029.6469726294
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

407.59 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

314.70 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

594.25 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

448.28 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

222.98 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

975.85 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
962.29229005913
75th percentile
983.12734249182
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

311.20 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

442.70 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

226.44 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

969.75 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
967.9373286845
75th percentile
972.69817011942
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

302.59 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

439.69 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

238.18 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

1,005.40 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
991.12426418904
75th percentile
1009.8234439948
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

310.35 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores

455.85 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
64
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

CPU cores
32*
CPU threads
64*
Base clock
4 GHz*
L1 cache
2,048 KB*
Maximum boost clock
5.3 GHz*
L3 cache
128 MB*
L2 cache
32 MB*
Socket / package
sTR5*
Manufacturing process
TSMC 5nm FinFET*

Memory & storage

Memory channels
4*

Supported memory

  • DDR5*

Power specifications

Thermal design power
350 W*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 27 fields
Name
AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7970X*
L3 Cache
128* MB
Default TDP
350* W
L1 Cache
2,048* KB
Processor Technology for CPU Cores
TSMC 5nm FinFET*
Unlocked for Overclocking
Yes*
CPU Socket
sTR5*
Thermal Solution (PIB)
Not Included*
Family
Ryzen Threadripper*
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)
95* °C
Launch Date
10/19/2023*
*OS Support
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit*
PCI Express® Version
PCIe® 5.0*
System Memory Type
DDR5*
Memory Channels
4*
System Memory Specification
Up to 5200 MT/s*
Graphics Model
Discrete Graphics Card Required*
Series
Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series*
Product ID Boxed
100-100001351WOF*
Product ID Tray
100-000001351*
Supported Technologies
AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies*
Form Factor
Desktops*
# of CPU Cores
32*
# of Threads
64*
Max. Boost Clock
5.3* GHz
Scope and conditions
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Qualification
Up to*
Original declaration
Up to 5.3 GHz*
Base Clock
4* GHz
L2 Cache
32* MB

* Provisional data