AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2316 vs 1489
  • 7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23088 vs 3312
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 983 vs 475
  • 6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8440 vs 1409
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 6 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2316 vs 1489
PassMark - CPU mark 23088 vs 3312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 983 vs 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8440 vs 1409

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

  • Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2316
1489
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23088
3312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
983
475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8440
1409
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2316 1489
PassMark - CPU mark 23088 3312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 983 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8440 1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6314 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 9707

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD A8-9600

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Bristol Ridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 31 July 2017 27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $800 $78
OPN PIB YD192XA8AEWOF AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray YD192XA8UC9AE AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 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 1087 1082
Price now $419.95 $64.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 13.14 22.69
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Die size 213 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 1152 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24
Transistor count 9600 million 1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 10
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 6

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported sTR4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes 8

Advanced Technologies

AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12
Vulkan