Ryzen Threadripper 2900X vs Ryzen 5 1300

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)August 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)32768 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors4800 million9600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 1300 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1300 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. We've got no test results to judge.


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