Choosing the AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processor that Best Suits You

Time is always of the essence when creating digital content, and much of it is spent on waiting for animated graphics and special effects to render or for code to compile. For example, a single frame from Pixar’s Toy Story 3 took about seven hours to render, with some taking up to 39 hours. Given how there are 24 frames in a second of animated video, it’s little wonder why the movie took three years to make. But not everyone has access to gigantic render farms, which is where high-end desktop (HEDT) processors such as the AMD Ryzen Threadrippers come in.
With three professional-grade processors available, the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, 3970X, and 3960X, it’s important to determine which one best suits your needs and budget. Here’s everything you need to know about AMD’s flagship third-generation Ryzen Threadripper CPUs so that you can decide which processor is the best fit.

What AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors Offer

AMD advanced to the third generation of Ryzen Threadripper processors by making full use of PCIe 4.0 lanes for incredibly fast throughput to the GPU, memory, and NVMe storage. Featuring the 7nm “Zen 2” architecture, 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes, and support for quad-channel DDR4 ECC memory, these HEDT processors are designed to deliver immense computing power to 3D animators, 8K workflows, video game design, and more.

3D Animation, Special Effects, 8K Video, and Game Development

As the world’s first 64-core processor, sporting a massive 288MB of combined cache, and capable of handling up to 128 simultaneous threads, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is designed for uncompromising performance. Built for 3D animators, VFX editors, 8K video editors, video game developers, and other creative professionals who need a top-of-the-line processor to cut precious hours from their workflow, giving you more time to develop, iterate, and refine your content. According to AMD’s 3D ray tracing tests, the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is up to 51% faster when processing some extremely heavy workloads than the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X, which we’ll discuss in a bit.