A6-9400 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	63	2354
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Power efficiency	7.15	1.01
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	14 July 2020 (5 years ago)	16 March 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,500	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	128	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	160K
L2 cache	32 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	256 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	28 nm
Die size	74 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	38740 Million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400 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	1
Socket	sWRX8	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and A6-9400.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	8

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	47.44	1.55
Recency	14 July 2020	16 March 2019
Physical cores	64	2
Threads	128	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

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