Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Athlon X2 BE-2300

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated66
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data13.32
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache256 KB2 MB
L2 cache512 KB16 MB
L3 cache0 KB128 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size126 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors154 million23540 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 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
SocketAM2sWRX8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Athlon X2 BE-2300 570
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 62572
+10878%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 280 Watt

Athlon X2 BE-2300 has 522.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, on the other hand, has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X2 BE-2300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is a server/workstation one.


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