Ryzen Threadripper 1956 vs Ryzen 5 2400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1147not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.00no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache386 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)32768 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen Threadripper 1956.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 2400G has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 1956, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores.

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