Turion II M500 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 4721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 192 | 2847 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 8.64 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Chagall PRO (2022) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 8 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 41 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500 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 | WRX8 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.55 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 8 March 2022 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX has a 4720.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II M500, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX is a server/workstation processor while Turion II M500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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