Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking108not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency11.68no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Thuban (2010)
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)27 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,399$295

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads486
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data346 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketTR4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Phenom II X6 1090T BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 27 April 2010
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 6
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X6 1090T BE, on the other hand, has 124% lower power consumption.

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