Ryzen Threadripper 1920vsRyzen Threadripper 7970X
The Ryzen Threadripper 1920 is a 12-core Zen-based workhorse for budget-minded creators needing a solid multi-core foundation, while the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is a 32-core Storm Peak monster built for extreme rendering and heavy parallel workloads.
Ryzen Threadripper 1920
Zen · 14 nm · 2017
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Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
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 7970X wins overall for its drastically higher performance and modern architecture, leaving the older 1920 far behind.
For budget buyers, the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 is the smarter pick if you just need many cores cheaply.
The Ryzen Threadripper 1920 is the right choice when you have a tight budget and only require basic multi-threading for older software.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 better than the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X?
Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (60 vs 13 out of 100), so it leads the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X than the Ryzen Threadripper 1920?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is roughly 362% faster than the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 or the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. If the Ryzen Threadripper 1920 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.