Ryzen Threadripper 1950: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 1950 provides good benchmark performance at 13.90% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
AMD started Ryzen Threadripper 1950 sales 29 July 2017. This is a Zen architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 16 cores and 32 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3.2 and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket SP3r2 processor with a TDP of 180 Watt. It supports DDR4 Quad-channel memory.
Primary details
Ryzen Threadripper 1950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 535 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 7.31 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | |
| Release date | 29 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 32 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 9,600 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | SP3r2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Quad-channel |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen Threadripper 1950. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Ryzen Threadripper 1950 is Core i9-11900F, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Ryzen Threadripper 1950, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Ryzen Threadripper 1950 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 11 configurations using Ryzen Threadripper 1950 in our database.
