AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs AMD A10-7890K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and AMD A10-7890K 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).

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

AMD A10-7890K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2457 vs 1566
8.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29384 vs 3522

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 August 2018 vs January 2016
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2457 vs 1566
PassMark - CPU mark	29384 vs 3522

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CPU 2: AMD A10-7890K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2457

1566

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29384

3522

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	AMD A10-7890K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2457	1566
PassMark - CPU mark	29384	3522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	AMD A10-7890K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Kaveri
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	31 August 2018	January 2016
OPN PIB	YD295XA8AFWOF	AD789KXDJCHBX
OPN Tray	YD295XA8UGAAF
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	839	833
Price now	$899.99	$199.99
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	8.50	8.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Die size	213 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	1536 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32
Transistor count	9600 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	sTR4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	Wraith cooler
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		866 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		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