Core i5-10400F vs Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated846
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.76
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release dateAugust 2018 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155
Current price$686 $100 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F 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 configuration11
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

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