Ryzen 9 3950X vs Opteron 146
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 18.28 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | September 2003 (21 year ago) | 11 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 940 | AM4 (1331) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 105 Watt |
Opteron 146 has 18% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 3950X, on the other hand, has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 146 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 146 and Ryzen 9 3950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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