AMD Athlon X4 940 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 940 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon X4 940

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 940

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 940
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Name	AMD Athlon X4 940	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
PassMark - Single thread mark		2299
PassMark - CPU mark		22066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 940	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Zen
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	July 2017
OPN PIB	AD940XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD940XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	not rated	857
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	246 mm	213 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	9600 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		32768 KB
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	SP3r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)