Athlon II X2 270 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1	2450
Place by popularity	10	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.77	5.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Storm Peak	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	1 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$100
Current price	$11150 (1.1x MSRP)	$33 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 270 has 86% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270 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	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	6 MB	128 KB
L2 cache	96 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	384 MB	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	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270 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	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe version

5.0

2.0

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by 11948% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	100.00	0.83
Recency	19 October 2023	1 July 2011
Physical cores	96	2
Threads	192	2
Cost	$9999	$100
Chip lithography	5 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	65 Watt

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