Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Pentium P6000

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2867	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.59
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	1.38	13.43
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	20 June 2010 (14 years ago)	25 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.88 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier	14	37
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	128 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	384 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PGA988	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	-
Clear Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.51	39.74
Recency	20 June 2010	25 November 2019
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	280 Watt

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