Ryzen Threadripper 3980X vs Core 2 Duo E4500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3195not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency0.27no data
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateJuly 2007 (18 years ago)14 November 2019 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads296
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB128 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size111 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775TR4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data512 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 48
Threads 2 96
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4500 has 330.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 3980X, on the other hand, has 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. We've got no test results to judge.

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