Athlon 220GEvsRyzen Threadripper 7980X
The Athlon 220GE is a low-power dual-core chip for basic office or home theater PCs, while the Threadripper 7980X is a 64-core monster for professional rendering and heavy multi-tasking.
Athlon 220GE
Zen · 14 nm · 2018
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Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Storm Peak · 5 nm · 2023
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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
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Which should you buy?
The Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is overwhelmingly faster and more capable for demanding tasks, making it the clear winner for anyone needing serious computing power.
For budget buyers, the Athlon 220GE is the smarter pick as a low-power, inexpensive chip for basic office work or media consumption.
The Athlon 220GE is the right choice for a quiet, energy-efficient home server or a simple web-browsing machine where the Threadripper's power and cost are wasted.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Athlon 220GE better than the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 3 out of 100), so it leads the Athlon 220GE in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X than the Athlon 220GE?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is roughly 2633% faster than the Athlon 220GE overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Athlon 220GE or the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. If the Athlon 220GE 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.