Athlon X4 750 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Athlon X4 750 by a whopping 900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 487 | 2286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.75 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.67 | 1.02 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 10 August 2017 (8 years ago) | October 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 192K |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,600 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750 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 | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Quad-channel | DDR3-1866 |
| 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 | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Athlon X4 750.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 60 | no data |
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 | 15.60 | 1.56 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a 900% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon X4 750, on the other hand, has 176.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X4 750 in performance tests.
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