AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,955

Rank #267

vs
4,565

Rank #1,221

5,955
4,565

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 23.3% (Rank #267 vs #1221)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,618

Rank #1,202

5,759
4,618

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 19.8% (Rank #385 vs #1202)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,485

Rank #1,256

6,248
4,485

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 28.2% (Rank #199 vs #1256)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,581

Rank #1,022

5,416
4,581

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 15.4% (Rank #197 vs #1022)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,553

Rank #1,042

6,007
4,553

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 24.2% (Rank #118 vs #1042)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,543

Rank #1,135

5,224
4,543

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 13% (Rank #273 vs #1135)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Athlon X4 950 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
3,500 MHz
-2.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
35x
-2.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
125 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
65 W
63.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
28 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Athlon X4 950
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Bristol Ridge
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM4
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Athlon X4 950
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Athlon X4 950
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Athlon X4 950
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Athlon X4 950
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Athlon X4 950
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Athlon X4 950
Bristol Ridge

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Athlon X4 950
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Athlon X4 950
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon X4 950
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Athlon X4 950
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Athlon X4 950
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Athlon X4 950
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Athlon X4 950
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Athlon X4 950
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Athlon X4 950
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Athlon X4 950
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Athlon X4 950
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 3,100
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Athlon X4 950
28 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Athlon X4 950
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Athlon X4 950
3,100

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Athlon X4 950
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Athlon X4 950
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Athlon X4 950
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X4 950
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Athlon X4 950
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBM
XFR
XOP
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64