Athlon 200GE vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	280	1640
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.75	4.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	ZEN+ (2018−2020)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	6 August 2018 (5 years ago)	6 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$55
Current price	$788 (0.9x MSRP)	$85 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has 152% better value for money than Athlon 200GE.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	209.78 mm2
Number of transistors	9600 Million	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket TR4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE. 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 2950X and Athlon 200GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.867 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Athlon 200GE.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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 2950X outperforms Athlon 200GE by 616% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.04	2.66
Recency	6 August 2018	6 September 2018
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	4
Cost	$899	$55
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	35 Watt

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