AMD PRO A10-8850B vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A10-8850B and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A10-8850B

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 68°C
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
44 more threads: 48 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 1611
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29949 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	29949 vs 3752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A10-8850B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1611

2325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3752

29949

Name	AMD PRO A10-8850B	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1611	2325
PassMark - CPU mark	3752	29949
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A10-8850B	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	AD885BXBI44JC	YD297XAZUHCAF
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	813	867
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		YD297XAZAFWOF
Price now		$1,299.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.52
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L2 cache	4 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	68°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	24
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		2304 KB
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		19200 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	250 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