AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i5-540M

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
4,276

Rank #1,554

5,955
4,276

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 28.2% (Rank #267 vs #1554)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,225

Rank #1,551

5,759
4,225

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 26.6% (Rank #385 vs #1551)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,352

Rank #1,574

6,248
4,352

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 30.3% (Rank #199 vs #1574)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,509

Rank #1,464

5,416
4,509

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 16.7% (Rank #197 vs #1464)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,484

Rank #1,426

6,007
4,484

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 25.4% (Rank #118 vs #1426)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,488

Rank #1,481

5,224
4,488

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 14.1% (Rank #273 vs #1481)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i5-540M Diff
Cores
16
2
+87.5%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,533 MHz
+25.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
19x
+44.1%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
3 MiB
+91.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
35 W
80.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i5-540M
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Arrandale
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket G1
Package FCLGA-4094 rPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Core i5-540M
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i5-540M
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i5-540M
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Core i5-540M
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Core i5-540M
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Core i5-540M
Arrandale

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Core i5-540M
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Core i5-540M
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i5-540M
Socket G1

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i5-540M
rPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Core i5-540M
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Core i5-540M
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Core i5-540M
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Core i5-540M
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Core i5-540M
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Core i5-540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i5-540M
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Core i5-540M
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Core i5-540M
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Core i5-540M
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i5-540M
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Core i5-540M
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Core i5-540M
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-540M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i5-540M
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64