AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs AMD Sempron 3500+

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
3,538

Rank #2,059

6,651
3,538

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 46.8% (Rank #98 vs #2059)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
3,082

Rank #2,059

6,023
3,082

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 48.8% (Rank #260 vs #2059)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,222

Rank #1,979

7,592
4,222

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 44.4% (Rank #57 vs #1979)

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 Sempron 3500+ Diff
Cores
24
1
+95.8%
Threads
48
1
+97.9%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,000 MHz
+33.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
10x
+66.7%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
--
L2 Cache
12 MiB
--
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
62 W
75.2% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
90 nm
86.7% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Sempron 3500+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Manila
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket AM2
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
Sempron 3500+
AMD

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Sempron 3500+
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Sempron 3500+
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Sempron 3500+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Sempron 3500+
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Sempron 3500+
Manila

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Sempron 3500+
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Sempron 3500+
Socket AM2

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Sempron 3500+
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Sempron 3500+
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Sempron 3500+
DDR1

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Sempron 3500+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Sempron 3500+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Sempron 3500+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Sempron 3500+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Sempron 3500+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Sempron 3500+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Sempron 3500+
Process 12 nm 90 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 103 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
Sempron 3500+
90 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Sempron 3500+
103 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Sempron 3500+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Sempron 3500+
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Sempron 3500+
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Sempron 3500+
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Sempron 3500+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Sempron 3500+
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