Turion II Ultra M640 vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	427	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.78	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency	2.99	no data
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Caspian (2009)
Release date	2 October 2018 (7 years ago)	10 September 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Turion II Ultra M640 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Turion II Ultra M640 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)	no data
Socket	Socket TR4	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Turion II Ultra M640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR2
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.867 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 October 2018	10 September 2009
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	35 Watt

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