AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

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
4,211

Rank #1,660

5,955
4,211

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 29.3% (Rank #267 vs #1660)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,085

Rank #1,690

5,759
4,085

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 29.1% (Rank #385 vs #1690)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,400

Rank #1,453

6,248
4,400

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 29.6% (Rank #199 vs #1453)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,512

Rank #1,442

5,416
4,512

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 16.7% (Rank #197 vs #1442)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,490

Rank #1,391

6,007
4,490

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 25.3% (Rank #118 vs #1391)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,489

Rank #1,475

5,224
4,489

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 14.1% (Rank #273 vs #1475)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Phenom II X3 B73 Diff
Cores
16
3
+81.3%
Threads
32
3
+90.6%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,800 MHz
+17.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
14x
+58.8%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
125 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
6 MiB
+82.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
95 W
47.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Phenom II X3 B73
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Heka
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM3
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Phenom II X3 B73
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Phenom II X3 B73
Heka

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Phenom II X3 B73
Socket AM3

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Phenom II X3 B73
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Phenom II X3 B73
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Phenom II X3 B73
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Phenom II X3 B73
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Phenom II X3 B73
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 258 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Phenom II X3 B73
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Phenom II X3 B73
258 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Phenom II X3 B73
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Phenom II X3 B73
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Phenom II X3 B73
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Phenom II X3 B73
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom II X3 B73
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Phenom II X3 B73
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64