AMD PRO A10-8850B vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8850B and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

  • 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 2920X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2491 vs 1611
  • 6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25454 vs 3752
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2491 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark 25454 vs 3752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8850B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1611
2491
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3752
25454
Name AMD PRO A10-8850B AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1611 2491
PassMark - CPU mark 3752 25454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 94.575
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 9262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9726

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A10-8850B AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD885BXBI44JC YD292XA8UC9AF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 888 882
Series AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen
Launch date October 2018
OPN PIB YD292XA8AFWOF

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Compute Cores 12
L2 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 12
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4 24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
L1 cache 1152 KB
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 800 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0