Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs A10-7700K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014, $152
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.82
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
35.62
+1857%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX outperforms A10-7700K by a whopping 1857% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2242124
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency0.815.37
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date14 January 2014 (12 years ago)14 July 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB128 MB
Chip lithography28 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size246 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2+sWRX8
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphics-
iGPU core count6-
จำนวนพาธไลน์384-
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12-
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

A10-7700K 1.82
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 35.62
+1857%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

A10-7700K 3187
Samples: 678
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 62222
+1852%
Samples: 215

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-7700K 446
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 1628
+265%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-7700K 1155
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 14880
+1188%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-7700K 3004
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 5884
+95.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-7700K 9821
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 53924
+449%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-7700K 13.7
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 3.63
+277%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-7700K 4500
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 16923
+276%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A10-7700K 285
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 7053
+2375%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-7700K 3
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 52
+1413%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A10-7700K 83
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 201
+142%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-7700K 2.1
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 27
+1186%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-7700K 0.94
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 2.19
+133%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-7700K 110
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 268
+144%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-7700K 23
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 193
+735%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-7700K 2098
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 6530
+211%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.82 35.62
Recency 14 January 2014 14 July 2020
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 280 Watt

A10-7700K has 195% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, on the other hand, has a 1857% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-7700K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is a server/workstation one.

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