Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs V-Series V140

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated32
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD V-SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date4 October 2010 (13 years ago)25 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads1128
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache128 KB4 MB
L2 cache512 KB32 MB
L3 cacheno data256 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data38740 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1TR4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 25 November 2019
Physical cores 1 64
Threads 1 128
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 280 Watt

V-Series V140 has 1020% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between V-Series V140 and Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that V-Series V140 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is a desktop one.


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