AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD Athlon II X4 645

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,169

Rank #191

vs
4,351

Rank #1,469

6,169
4,351

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 29.5% (Rank #191 vs #1469)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
4,276

Rank #1,510

5,962
4,276

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 28.3% (Rank #285 vs #1510)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,480

Rank #160

vs
4,464

Rank #1,293

6,480
4,464

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 31.1% (Rank #160 vs #1293)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,482

Rank #184

vs
4,524

Rank #1,350

5,482
4,524

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 17.5% (Rank #184 vs #1350)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,083

Rank #111

vs
4,539

Rank #1,105

6,083
4,539

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 25.4% (Rank #111 vs #1105)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,252

Rank #256

vs
4,504

Rank #1,378

5,252
4,504

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 14.2% (Rank #256 vs #1378)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Athlon II X4 645 Diff
Cores
16
2
+87.5%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
1,600 MHz
+54.3%
Clock Multiplier
35x
16x
+55.7%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
125 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
26 GB/s
+70.7%
PCIe Lanes
60
12
+80%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
15 W
91.7% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Athlon II X4 645
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2950X i5-5250U
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Propus
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 FCBGA1168
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $899.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD
Athlon II X4 645
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Athlon II X4 645
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Athlon II X4 645
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
2950X
Athlon II X4 645
i5-5250U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Zen+
Athlon II X4 645
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Colfax
Athlon II X4 645
Propus

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
23
Athlon II X4 645
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
8
Athlon II X4 645
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon II X4 645
FCBGA1168

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
FCLGA-4094
Athlon II X4 645
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Promontory
Athlon II X4 645
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
DDR4-2933
Athlon II X4 645
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Yes
Athlon II X4 645
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3.0
Athlon II X4 645
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Athlon II X4 645
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop
Athlon II X4 645
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
$899.00
Athlon II X4 645
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
No
Athlon II X4 645
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Athlon II X4 645
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 169 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
12 nm
Athlon II X4 645
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
213 mm²
Athlon II X4 645
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
9.60 billion
Athlon II X4 645
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
GlobalFoundries
Athlon II X4 645
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CMOS
Athlon II X4 645
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
64-bit
Athlon II X4 645
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X4 645
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Athlon II X4 645
GPU -- HD Graphics 6000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 950 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
--
Athlon II X4 645
HD Graphics 6000

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
--
Athlon II X4 645
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
--
Athlon II X4 645
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Athlon II X4 645
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64