AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and 9970X Review

1. Introducing AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X and 9970X2. The Test Systems3. Testing and Performance 4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

Testing and Performance

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

In Cinebench R23 Multi Core and right at the top of the chart we see that Zen 5 9980X beats the Zen 4 7980X by a handy margin and demonstrates the benefits of Zen 5 technology. Further down the chart it is a similar story for 9970X vs. 7970X.

Cinebench R23 Single Core

There is a surprise in Cinebench R23 Single Core with Intel desktop CPUs leaping to the top of the chart, but after that we see a sequence of Zen 5, Zen 4, Zen 3, Zen 2, Zen+ and finally the original Zen. The new Threadrippers do well in this test.

Cinebench R23 Multi Core per Watt

We take the Cinebench R23 Multi Core score and divide by CPU power draw to get a measure of efficiency. From this we see the 64-core Threadrippers use the best silicon and the latest technology performs best. The upshot is that 64-core Zen 5 Threadripper 9980X tops the chart, exactly as we would expect.

Blender Classroom Render

In Blender the Classroom Render test we once again see the Threadripper 9980X top the chart with the 9970X in third place. These new Threadrippers perform impressively well.

Handbrake H.264 Conversion

Handbrake only scales so far when it is faced with a mighty 64-core CPU and the result is that the fast 32-core 9970X can beat the slightly slower 64-core 9980X. This means there is nothing to separate the CPUs at the very top of the chart.

Handbrake H.265 Conversion

Handbrake H.265 Conversion favours high clock speed over high core count and we see the Ryzen 9 beating Threadripper despite its much lower cost and power draw.

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