Athlon II X4 640 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	488	2194
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.69	2.92
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Power efficiency	7.64	1.41
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Propus (2009−2011)
Release date	13 July 2017 (7 years ago)	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 1920X has 61% better value for money than Athlon II X4 640.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	169 mm2
Number of transistors	9600 Million	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640 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
Socket	SP3r2	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	60	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	15.08	1.47
Recency	13 July 2017	11 May 2010
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt

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