Athlon II X2 250e vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	225	2989
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.04
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Power efficiency	4.21	0.65
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	8 March 2022 (4 years ago)	21 September 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$77

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	40	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e 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	WRX8	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
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 5955WX and Athlon II X2 250e.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

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	27.91	0.69
Recency	8 March 2022	21 September 2010
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	45 Watt