Athlon II X2 260u vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1	not rated
Place by popularity	3	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	26.05	no data
Architecture codename	Storm Peak (2023)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$83

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u 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	96	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	192	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Die size	Compute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	78,840 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u 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	sTR5	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u. 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, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 260u.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2023	20 October 2009
Physical cores	96	2
Threads	192	2
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	25 Watt

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