Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2616	367
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	11.67
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	ZEN+ (2018−2020)
Release date	June 2009 (15 years ago)	3 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$649
Current price	$27 (0.7x MSRP)	$682 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has 223% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	117 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3	SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	93.867 GB/s

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 2251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	16.46
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Cost	$39	$649
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt

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