Athlon 850 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	45	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.39	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Thunderbird (2000)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	June 2000 (24 years ago)
Current price	$2298	$23

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	48	1
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	0.85 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	128 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm	180 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	120 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	37 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850 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	A
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Athlon 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR1
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 5965WX and Athlon 850.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	1
Threads	48	1
Chip lithography	7 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	47 Watt

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