Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Athlon XP 2200+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated34
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data17.00
Architecture codenameThorton (2001−2003)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)7 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads1128
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB256 MB
Chip lithography130 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size80 mm274 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors63 million3,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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
SocketATR4
Power consumption (TDP)68 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 XP 2200+ 214
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 79889
+37231%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 64
Threads 1 128
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 280 Watt

Athlon XP 2200+ has 311.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, on the other hand, has 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 2200+ and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. We've got no test results to judge.


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