AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

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
4,240

Rank #1,613

6,651
4,240

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 36.3% (Rank #98 vs #1613)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
4,300

Rank #1,487

6,023
4,300

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 28.6% (Rank #260 vs #1487)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,149

Rank #2,034

7,592
4,149

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 45.4% (Rank #57 vs #2034)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

5,758
4,487

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 22.1% (Rank #131 vs #1624)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,469

Rank #1,535

6,517
4,469

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 31.4% (Rank #71 vs #1535)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,467

Rank #1,623

5,296
4,467

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 15.7% (Rank #238 vs #1623)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X2 250 Diff
Cores
24
2
+91.7%
Threads
48
4
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,000 MHz
+33.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
15x
+50%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
--
L2 Cache
12 MiB
--
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
17 GB/s
+80.4%
PCIe Lanes
60
16
+73.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
25 W
90% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X2 250
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX i7-620LM
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Regor
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 BGA1288
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Athlon II X2 250
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 250
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 250
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Athlon II X2 250
i7-620LM

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Athlon II X2 250
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Athlon II X2 250
Regor

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Athlon II X2 250
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon II X2 250
BGA1288

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Athlon II X2 250
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Athlon II X2 250
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Athlon II X2 250
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Athlon II X2 250
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Athlon II X2 250
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Athlon II X2 250
1x16

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Athlon II X2 250
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Athlon II X2 250
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Athlon II X2 250
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X2 250
Process 12 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Athlon II X2 250
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Athlon II X2 250
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Athlon II X2 250
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Athlon II X2 250
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Athlon II X2 250
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Athlon II X2 250
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X2 250
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X2 250
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 566 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Athlon II X2 250
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Athlon II X2 250
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Athlon II X2 250
566 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X2 250
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