Athlon 64 FX-60 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	89	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	25 November 2019 (4 years ago)	January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,399	no data
Current price	$1235 (0.9x MSRP)	$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60 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	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	8 × 16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	199 mm2
Number of transistors	19,200 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60 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	TR4	939
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Athlon 64 FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	110 Watt

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