AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

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
4,077

Rank #1,820

6,651
4,077

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 38.7% (Rank #98 vs #1820)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
3,872

Rank #1,848

6,023
3,872

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 35.7% (Rank #260 vs #1848)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,385

Rank #1,489

7,592
4,385

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 42.2% (Rank #57 vs #1489)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,514

Rank #1,427

5,758
4,514

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 21.6% (Rank #131 vs #1427)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,514

Rank #1,247

6,517
4,514

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 30.7% (Rank #71 vs #1247)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,495

Rank #1,440

5,296
4,495

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 15.1% (Rank #238 vs #1440)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X4 605e Diff
Cores
24
4
+83.3%
Threads
48
4
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,300 MHz
+23.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
12x
+61.7%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
125 KB
+94.6%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
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
45 W
82% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
45 nm
73.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X4 605e
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Propus
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM3
Package FCLGA-4094 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3
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 II X4 605e
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Athlon II X4 605e
Propus

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Athlon II X4 605e
Socket AM3

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Athlon II X4 605e
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Athlon II X4 605e
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Athlon II X4 605e
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Athlon II X4 605e
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Athlon II X4 605e
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Athlon II X4 605e
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X4 605e
Process 12 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 169 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 II X4 605e
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Athlon II X4 605e
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Athlon II X4 605e
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Athlon II X4 605e
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X4 605e
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Athlon II X4 605e
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