AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs AMD A10-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD A10-9700 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 2990WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2292 vs 1609
  • 9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32501 vs 3537
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 493
  • 7.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10702 vs 1465
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 August 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2292 vs 1609
PassMark - CPU mark 32501 vs 3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1018 vs 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10702 vs 1465

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700

  • Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2292
1609
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32501
3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1018
493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
10702
1465
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark 2292 1609
PassMark - CPU mark 32501 3537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1018 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10702 1465
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7913 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 227.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 87.933
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD A10-9700

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Bristol Ridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 13 August 2018 27 July 2017
OPN PIB YD299XAZAFWOF AD9700AGABBOX
OPN Tray YD299XAZUIHAF AD9700AGM44AB
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 906 922
Price now $1,729.99 $79.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 4.09 20.04
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $90

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Die size 213 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 3072 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 32 4
Number of threads 64
Transistor count 19200 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 2933 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) 250 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 SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 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