AMD Athlon 3000G vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon 3000G

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68°C
5.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs 31 August 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2457 vs 1986
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29384 vs 4488

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2457 vs 1986
PassMark - CPU mark	29384 vs 4488

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

2457

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4488

29384

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	2457
PassMark - CPU mark	4488	29384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7974

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen+
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	31 August 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX	YD295XA8AFWOF
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH	YD295XA8UGAAF
Place in performance rating	1184	839
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$899.99
Series		AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100)		8.50
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	68°C
Number of cores	2	16
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4.4 GHz
Transistor count		9600 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	180 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)