Athlon X4 950vsRyzen Threadripper 9980X
The Athlon X4 950 is a basic quad-core chip for budget office or home PCs, while the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is a top-tier 64-core processor aimed at professionals running heavy video editing or 3D rendering.
Athlon X4 950
Bristol Ridge · 28 nm · 2017
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Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
Shimada Peak · 4 nm · 2025
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The Ryzen Threadripper 9980X wins overall with its vastly higher multi-core performance and extreme thread count, leaving the modest Athlon X4 950 far behind.
For budget buyers, the Athlon X4 950 is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and adequate performance for basic tasks.
The Athlon X4 950 is the right choice for a simple office PC or home server where extreme multi-core power is unnecessary and budget is tight.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Athlon X4 950 better than the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X?
Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 2 out of 100), so it leads the Athlon X4 950 in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X than the Athlon X4 950?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is roughly 4200% faster than the Athlon X4 950 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Athlon X4 950 or the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X. If the Athlon X4 950 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.