Ryzen Threadripper 1920XvsRyzen Threadripper 7980X
The Ryzen Threadripper 1920X is a 12-core first-gen workstation chip for early HEDT adopters, while the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is a 64-core modern monster for today's heaviest multi-threaded workloads.
Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Zen · 14 nm · 2017
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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 wins decisively with vastly more cores and faster clock speeds for heavy workloads.
For budget buyers, the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X offers a much lower entry cost and adequate performance for lighter multithreaded tasks.
The Ryzen Threadripper 1920X is the right choice for a hobbyist building an older workstation on a tight budget who doesn't need extreme parallel processing.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 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 14 out of 100), so it leads the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X than the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is roughly 486% faster than the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X or the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. If the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 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.