Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs Atom N450

Primary details

Comparing Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3334	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	31.66
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	2.05	14.23
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2011)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	21 December 2009 (14 years ago)	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.67 GHz	5.3 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	66 mm2	4x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	123 million	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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	FCBGA559	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.13	52.61
Recency	21 December 2009	19 October 2023
Physical cores	1	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	350 Watt

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