AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X Review: Half the Cores Doesn't Mean Half the Speed

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X Review: Half the Cores Doesn't Mean Half the Speed

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 9970X offers strong performance that, in places, can match the 9980X for half the price. It's a strong alternative if you need a lot of CPU power, but the 9980X's 64 cores and $5,000 are just too much.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X First Look: Review

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPUs offer up to 96 and 64 cores in the PRO and HEDT variants, respectively. We’ll be covering the latter (HEDT) here. Check the TR 9980X first-look here. We’ll be checking the 9970X out in this review. The Ryzen Threadripper 9970X features 32 Zen 5 4nm cores with a peak single-core boost clock of 5.4 GHz and a base clock of 4.0 GHz, higher than the 3.2 GHz in the 9980X. They are paired with a massive 128 MB L3 cach…