AMD Zen 5 Threadripper 9980X & 9970X - Absolute Power, Massive Cost 🤯
11,707Computex 2025 was light on major launches from AMD, Intel and Nvidia so we welcomed news about Threadripper 9000 which uses their latest Zen 5 to deliver heaps of grunt. Today we are reviewing the 32-core Threadripper 9970X and the 64-core Threadripper 9980X so hang on to your power bill, this review is going to get juicy.
Read the written review here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/leo-waldock/amd-ryzen-threadripper-9980x-and-9970x-review/
00:00 Start
01:07 Threadripper History Lesson
05:14 Threadripper 9000 Platform Details
06:37 Threadripper 9000 High End Desktop
09:00 Gigabyte motherboards & 3D V-Cache info
12:19 A lot of cores in action
16:13 Leo shares some info
19:38 Cinebench R23 Single Core
20:09 Cinebench R23 Multi Core Points Per Watt
21:00 Blender: Classroom Render
22:12 Handbrake Conversion (h264)
22:52 Handbrake Conversion (h265)
23:42 7-Zip Decompressing Benchmark
24:17 7-Zip Compressing Benchmark
24:40 AIDA 64 Memory Bandwidth
25:29 Adobe Premiere Test
26:16 Gaming benchmarks (well we had to)
28:25 What hardware did we use?
29:58 Closing thoughts
Test systems:
AMD Threadripper 9980X, 9970X, 7970X
Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
128GB G.Skill T5 Neo RDIMM DDR5-6400 in Quad Channel
CPU Cooler: SilverStone XE360-TR5
SSD: Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0
Power supply: Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 Gold
Club 386 review of Threadripper 7980X
Asus Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WiFi
128GB G.Skill Zeta R5 DDR5-6400 in Quad Channel
CPU Cooler: MSI MEG CoreLiquid S360
Intel Xeon W9-3495X and W9-3475X
ASRock W790 WS
64GB Kingston Fury Renegade Pro DDR5-6000 in Quad Channel
CPU Cooler: EKWB Custom Loop
SSD: PNY XLR8 Gaming
Power supply: Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 Gold
AMD Threadripper Pro 5965WX, 5975WX and 5995WX
Asus Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WiFi
256GB Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR4-3200 in Eight Channel
CPU Cooler: IceGiant ProSiphon Elite
AMD Threadripper 3990X
Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme
256GB Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR4-3200 in Quad Channel
CPU Cooler: SilverStone XE360-TR5
SSD: Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0
Power supply: Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 Gold
AMD Threadripper 1950X and 2970 WX
Asus ROG Zenith Extreme
32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3600 in Quad Channel
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design Celsius S36
SSD: WD Black SN850 PCIe 4.0
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus 1000W Gold
You can buy
Threadripper 9980X estimated £4,490 inc VAT
Threadripper 9970X estimated £2,250 inc VAT
Pros:
Excellent performance and immaculate behaviour
Easy to cool at 80 degrees C despite 350W power draw
Good motherboard and driver support
Cons:
High system cost
Performance is dependent on the software you are using.
High power draw makes air con a necessity
9980X is Worth Considering
9970X is Worth Buying
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