Turion II Ultra M640 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking72not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency6.88no data
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Caspian (2009)
Release date7 February 2020 (6 years ago)10 September 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,999no data

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads1282
Base clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache256 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 configuration1no data
SocketTR4Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 3990X and Turion II Ultra M640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR2
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Turion II Ultra M640.

PCIe version4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 February 2020 10 September 2009
Physical cores 64 2
Threads 128 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has an age advantage of 10 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.

Turion II Ultra M640, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and AMD Turion II Ultra M640. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is a desktop processor while Turion II Ultra M640 is a notebook one.

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