AMD Athlon PRO 300GE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300GE and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

CPU is newer: launch date 11 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	20 Sep 2019 vs October 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 2920X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x 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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 1927
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25557 vs 4423

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
L1 cache	1152 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	25557 vs 4423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

2489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4423

25557

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927	2489
PassMark - CPU mark	4423	25557
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9726

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	YD300BC6M2OFH	YD292XA8UC9AF
Place in performance rating	1222	896
Processor Number	PRO 300GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD292XA8AFWOF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	1152 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	68°C
Number of cores	2	12
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Transistor count		9600 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)