AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD Sempron 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and AMD Sempron 2600+ 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 15 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 1
  • Around 150% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
  • 12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 64x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2278 vs 325
  • 109.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27643 vs 253
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 July 2017 vs August 2004
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 1
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2278 vs 325
PassMark - CPU mark 27643 vs 253

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2600+

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 180 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2278
325
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27643
253
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Sempron 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 2278 325
PassMark - CPU mark 27643 253
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10462
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 60.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 26.299

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Sempron 2600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Palermo
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 31 July 2017 August 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $60
OPN PIB YD195XA8AEWOF
OPN Tray YD195XA8UGAAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1259 3234
Price now $652.56 $34.95
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100) 9.96 3.14
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Die size 213 mm 84 mm
L1 cache 1536 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 128 KB
L3 cache 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 16 1
Number of threads 32
Transistor count 9600 million 63 million
Unlocked

Memory

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

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported sTR4 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 62 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)