AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,651

Rank #98

vs
4,016

Rank #1,874

6,651
4,016

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 39.6% (Rank #98 vs #1874)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
3,834

Rank #1,865

6,023
3,834

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 36.3% (Rank #260 vs #1865)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,288

Rank #1,791

7,592
4,288

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 43.5% (Rank #57 vs #1791)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Diff
Cores
24
2
+91.7%
Threads
48
2
+95.8%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,400 MHz
+20%
Clock Multiplier
30x
12x
+60%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
125 KB
+94.6%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
1 MiB
+92.1%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
110 W
56% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
90 nm
86.7% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Toledo
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 939
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR1
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Toledo

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Socket 939

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
DDR1

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Process 12 nm 90 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 199 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
90 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
199 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon 64 X2 4800+
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