K6-2+ 500ACZ vs Ryzen 9 9950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking58not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD K6-2+
Power efficiency23.26no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Sharptooth (2000)
Release date15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)18 April 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649$112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads321
Base clock speed4.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz0.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data100 MT/s
Multiplierno data5.0
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)128 KB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm180 nm
Die size2x 70.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors16,630 million21 million
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ 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
SocketAM5AMD Super Socket 7
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5unknown Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2024 18 April 2000
Physical cores 16 1
Threads 32 1
Chip lithography 4 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 13 Watt

Ryzen 9 9950X has an age advantage of 24 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 4400% more advanced lithography process.

K6-2+ 500ACZ, on the other hand, has 1207.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 9950X and K6-2+ 500ACZ. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop processor while K6-2+ 500ACZ is a notebook one.


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