AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Apple M3 Ultra (28C60G) Full Specs

Summary

24 Cores 48 Threads 3.8GHz	28 Cores(20P+8E) 28 Threads(20P+8E) 4.05GHz
TDP 280W	TDP 300W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s DDR4	Bandwidth 819.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 0	iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16
Socket sTRX4	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X1,682

x1

M3 Ultra (28C60G)3,221

x1.91

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Core Config

24 Cores 24P -	28 Cores 20P 8E
48 Threads 48P -	28 Threads 20P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.8GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Boost Clock 4.5GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Unlocked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 512KB P - -	L2 64MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 128MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 96MB

Memory

Type DDR4	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 512GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC Yes	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 8
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 1024-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 819.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 819.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 280W	TDP 300W
Peak Power 280W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp 95°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 0	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type PCIe	Bus Type -
Bus Config 8 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 16GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 16GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x64 126GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x32 63GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 0	iGPU 60-Core M3 Ultra
Shaders -	Shaders 7680
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.38GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H15 Erebus
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 32
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 36 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer AMD	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Zen 2	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family Ryzen 3000	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Castle Peak Aspen HighlandsDie Castle Peak 4CCDVariant - -	Codename Palma-D - M3 UltraVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Workstation	Market Segment Workstation
Release Date Nov 25, 2019	Release Date Mar 5, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries GlobalFoundriesIO	Other Foundries -
Fabrication Node N7 12LPIO	Fabrication Node N3B -
Die Size 296mm² 416mm²IO	Die Size 954mm² -
Transistor Count 15.2 Billion 8.3 BillionIO	Transistor Count 184 Billion -
Transistor Density 51 MTr/mm² 20 MTr/mm²IO	Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm² -

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Used In

Desktops -

Desktops Mac Studio(M3 Ultra, Early 2025)

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