A6-9220C vs Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2731
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiencyno data10.49
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateAugust 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache96 KB (per core)160 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache32768 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size213 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors9600 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C 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
Socketno dataFT4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X has 300% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9220C, on the other hand, has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and A6-9220C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 2900X is a desktop processor while A6-9220C is a notebook one.


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