AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,019

Rank #243

vs
3,915

Rank #1,951

6,019
3,915

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 35% (Rank #243 vs #1951)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
3,688

Rank #1,948

5,962
3,688

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 38.1% (Rank #285 vs #1948)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,104

Rank #215

vs
4,255

Rank #1,890

6,104
4,255

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 30.3% (Rank #215 vs #1890)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,277

Rank #240

vs
4,467

Rank #1,701

5,277
4,467

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 15.3% (Rank #240 vs #1701)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,760

Rank #145

vs
4,439

Rank #1,696

5,760
4,439

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 22.9% (Rank #145 vs #1696)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,132

Rank #324

vs
4,449

Rank #1,704

5,132
4,449

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 13.3% (Rank #324 vs #1704)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Athlon II X2 250u Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
1,600 MHz
+54.3%
Clock Multiplier
35x
8x
+77.1%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
25 W
86.1% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
45 nm
73.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Athlon II X2 250u
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2920X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Regor
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM3
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-3600 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $649.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
AMD
Athlon II X2 250u
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
2920X
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Zen+
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Colfax
Athlon II X2 250u
Regor

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
23
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon II X2 250u
Socket AM3

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
FCLGA-4094
Athlon II X2 250u
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Promontory
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
DDR4-3600
Athlon II X2 250u
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Yes
Athlon II X2 250u
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
3.0
Athlon II X2 250u
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop
Athlon II X2 250u
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
$649.00
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
No
Athlon II X2 250u
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Athlon II X2 250u
Process 12 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12 nm
Athlon II X2 250u
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
213 mm²
Athlon II X2 250u
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
9.60 billion
Athlon II X2 250u
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
GlobalFoundries
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
CMOS
Athlon II X2 250u
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
64-bit
Athlon II X2 250u
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X2 250u
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Athlon II X2 250u
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64