AMD A8-7670K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7670K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 68°C
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 28 more threads: 32 vs 4
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2457 vs 1485
  • 9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29384 vs 3192
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 32 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2457 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 29384 vs 3192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7670K
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1485
2457
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3192
29384
Name AMD A8-7670K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1485 2457
PassMark - CPU mark 3192 29384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7326
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7974

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7670K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB AD767KXBJCSBX YD295XA8AFWOF
Place in performance rating 825 839
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 31 August 2018
OPN Tray YD295XA8UGAAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $899.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.50

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB 1536 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
L3 cache 32 MB
Transistor count 9600 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 180 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W Not included
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0