You'll also get a significant boost using Linux over Windows. A couple of years ago, I got the Threadripper 1950X which I assume is significantly less powerful than the 3970x. My PI benchmark was around 25 - 26000, while similarly specced systems running Windows struggled to get 18 - 19000.
I did fine tune my system for the benchmark, but a baseline linux setup was still in the low 20Ks.
Not much excuse to use Windows any more when the better option is Linux.
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