Ryzen Threadripper 1950 vs Pentium D 955

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data7.31
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Zen (2017−2020)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)29 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threadsno data32
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache28 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size140 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors376 million9,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950 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 configuration21
Socket775SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 955 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Quad-channel

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 180 Watt

Pentium D 955 has 38.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 1950, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

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