K6-2/333ANZ vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 58 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.83 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | AMD K6-2 |
| Power efficiency | 7.17 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | K6-2 (1998−1999) |
| Release date | 14 July 2020 (5 years ago) | 14 June 1999 (26 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 K6-2/333ANZ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 95.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 27 | 3.5 |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 0.25 µm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 38740 Million | 9 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and K6-2/333ANZ 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 | no data |
| Socket | sWRX8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and K6-2/333ANZ. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and K6-2/333ANZ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and K6-2/333ANZ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 4 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and K6-2/333ANZ.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 July 2020 | 14 June 1999 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 1 |
| Threads | 128 | 1 |
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has an age advantage of 21 years, and 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and AMD K6-2/333ANZ. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is a server/workstation processor while K6-2/333ANZ is a notebook one.
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