Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Athlon 1000
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 619 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 32.14 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) | 19 April 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,299 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H basic parameters such as 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | A | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2000 | 19 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has an age advantage of 22 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 1000 and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 1000 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a notebook one.
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