Athlon X4 880K vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	441	1704
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.99	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date	10 August 2017 (6 years ago)	December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$260 (0.3x MSRP)	$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	213 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	9,600 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	SP3r2	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 880K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	60	16

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 1920X outperforms Athlon X4 880K by 530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.93	2.37
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt

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