Ryzen Threadripper 2900X vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2751	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2009)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	August 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$89	$686

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32768 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	220 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	154 million	9600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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	AM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR4

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	125 Watt

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