Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Core 2 Duo SU9400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated255
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data7.14
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed1.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data40
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache64 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size107 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors410 Million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA956TR4
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. 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 Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX.

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.

Core 2 Duo SU9400 511
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 33535
+6463%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 August 2008 14 July 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 280 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU9400 has 2700% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU9400 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SU9400 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX is a server/workstation one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400
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