AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD FX-6300

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 16 / May 2017
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD FX-6300
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-6300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    453%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    171%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    734%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Much higher single threaded performance (around 71% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 634% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 353% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300

60 watts lower power draw.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
ArchitectureAMD ZenvsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameZenvsVishera
Release DateMay 2017vsOct 2012

Cores

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
Cores16vs6
Threads32vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache32768 KBvs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
SocketAMD Socket SP3r2vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsuPGA
Die Size384mm²vs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XAMD FX-6300
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltagevariablevs1.4 V
TDP155 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    3850 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    2501 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    75152 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    10504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    3062
  • AMD FX-6300
    417

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    167
  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)
    97.26

points - higher is better