Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Athlon II P320
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 28 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.88 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,999 |
| Current price | $126 | $3550 (0.9x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g4 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Athlon II P320 by 11280% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Athlon II P320 by 825% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Athlon II P320 by 4412% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 7 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 64 |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P320 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II P320 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is a desktop one.
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