Ryzen 3 3300XvsRyzen Threadripper 7980X
The Ryzen 3 3300X is a compact, affordable quad-core chip for everyday gaming and light productivity, while the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is a massive 64-core workstation processor built for professional rendering and heavy multitasking.
Ryzen 3 3300X
Matisse (Zen 2) · 7 nm · 2020
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Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Storm Peak · 5 nm · 2023
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
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Which should you buy?
The Ryzen Threadripper 7980X wins overall for anyone needing extreme multi-core performance, but the Ryzen 3 3300X is a sensible choice for light tasks.
For budget buyers, the Ryzen 3 3300X is the smarter pick, offering adequate speed for everyday computing at a much lower cost than the Threadripper 7980X.
If you're building a simple office PC for web browsing and document editing, the Ryzen 3 3300X is the right choice over the overpowered Threadripper 7980X.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ryzen 3 3300X better than the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 8 out of 100), so it leads the Ryzen 3 3300X in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X than the Ryzen 3 3300X?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is roughly 925% faster than the Ryzen 3 3300X overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Ryzen 3 3300X or the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. If the Ryzen 3 3300X is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.