AMD Athlon 3000G vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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.

AMD Athlon 3000G

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68°C
7.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 250 Watt

Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
44 more threads: 48 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2339 vs 1963
7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31038 vs 4455

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Number of threads	48 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2304 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2339 vs 1963
PassMark - CPU mark	31038 vs 4455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

2339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4455

31038

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	2339
PassMark - CPU mark	4455	31038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX	YD297XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH	YD297XAZUHCAF
Place in performance rating	1296	961
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		$1,299.99
Series		AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100)		3.52
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	2304 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	68°C
Number of cores	2	24
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Transistor count		19200 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	250 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)