Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Turion II P560
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX outperforms Turion II P560 by a whopping 4287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3154 | 303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.77 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 0.88 | 3.44 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Castle Peak (2020) |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 14 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 265 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 15940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | WRX8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II P560 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 22.81 |
| Recency | 19 October 2010 | 14 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
Turion II P560 has 1020% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX, on the other hand, has a 4287% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II P560 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II P560 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is a server/workstation one.
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