Athlon X4 940 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking490not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency7.64no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date10 August 2017 (7 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size213 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors9,600 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940 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
SocketSP3r2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes60no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1920X has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 940, on the other hand, has 176.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and Athlon X4 940. We've got no test results to judge.


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