Atom N2850 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking65not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Atom
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads644
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache128 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850 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)no data
SocketTR4no data
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt6,6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850. 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 3970X and Atom N2850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
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-Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 5 January 2012
Physical cores 32 2
Threads 64 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has an age advantage of 7 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N2850, on the other hand, has 4566.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Atom N2850. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Atom N2850 is a notebook one.


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