Ryzen 7 5700U vs Ryzen Threadripper 3980X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated770
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiencyno data62.90
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date14 November 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads9616
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier3218
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 configuration11
SocketTR4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size512 GB64 GB
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 cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 November 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 48 8
Threads 96 16
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3980X has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3980X and Ryzen 7 5700U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3980X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


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