Threadripper 2970WX
The Threadripper 2970WX is AMD’s 24-core, 48-thread processor for the SP3r2 platform, built on the Zen+ architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus every retailer’s current price.
Prices update regularly and may differ at the retailer. This page contains affiliate links.
Gaming performance
CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
Gaming score for the Threadripper 2970WX isn’t rated yet. The productivity benchmarks below still apply.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
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Benchmarks
Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.
Multi-core
Single-core
Where to buy the Threadripper 2970WX
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | In stock | $894.99 |  |
The Threadripper 2970WX starts from $894.99 across 1 retailer. Prices update daily from live stock.
Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 24 / 48
- Base clock
- 3.0 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.2 GHz
- Architecture
- Zen+
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 64 MB
- L2 cache
- 12 MB
- Process node
- GF 12nm
- Released
- 2018-10-29
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- SP3r2
- Memory channels
- 4
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Memory support
- DDR4, 2933
- Chipsets
- AMD X399
- PCIe
- PCIe 3.0
- ECC support
- No
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 250W
- Max power
- 400W
- Integrated graphics
- None
- MSRP
- $1,299.00
The Threadripper 2970WX pairs 24 cores with 64 MB of L3 cache on the GF 12nm process. Compare the Threadripper 2970WX against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
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