Threadripper PRO 7945WX vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916not rated
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.08no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$1,399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm
Die size213 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 19 October 2023
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 350 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has 438.5% lower power consumption.

Threadripper PRO 7945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. We've got no test results to judge.


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