Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Ryzen 7 8745H
Aggregate performance score
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 470 | 466 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.91 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 15.72 | 3.95 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) | ZEN+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 6 August 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8745H and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9600 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8745H and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | Socket TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Quad-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 93.867 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.77 | 16.84 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8745H has 300% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, on the other hand, has a 0% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 7 8745H and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 8745H is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is a desktop one.
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