AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
10th August, 2017Type
ProcessorPrice
$799 USTest Setup
For this review, I only had access to the Ryzen Threadripper 1920X processor and I also put the i9-7920X to the test. While both of these processors come at different price points, they do feature a 12 core, 24 thread design which will be fun to test.
AMD did not provide us with any equipment or processors for this review. The motherboards were sent by ASRock while the Threadripper CPU was bought of my own expense. Our review is entirely based purely on facts and precision. The full test setup configuration can be seen in the provided list below:
AMD X399 Platform Test Setup:
| Processors | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i7-7820X Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|
| Motherboards | ASRock X399 Professional Gaming ASRock X399 Taichi ASRock Z370 Professional Gaming i7 ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe Gigabyte GA-X99-UD7 Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 8 ASRock X370 Killer SLI/AC |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32 GB (4 x 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz |
| Video Cards | ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX OC |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM 750X Gold Plus |
| Cooling Solutions | Noctua NH-U14S TR4 SP3 Corsair H115i GTX Cryorig R1 Ultimate |
| Solid State Drive | Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB) |
| Hard Disk | Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12 |
| Case | Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower |
| BIOS Used | X399 Taichi V2.00 X399 Gaming V2.0D |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
I would like to thank G.Skill for providing the Trident Z RGB memory, ASUS for providing the GTX 1080 TI STRIX OC and PRIME X299 Deluxe Motherboard and Noctua for providing their high-end NH-U14S (TR4 SP3 Socket). For overclocking, the maximum clock speeds I was able to achieve on the ASRock X399 Taichi was 4.1 GHz across all cores while the Professional Gaming gave an extra 100 MHz boost to 4.2 GHz across all 12 cores. The results are provided in the next section.
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An absolute juggernaut in terms of price and CPU performance, with Ryzen Threadripper, AMD has proved that they have not only returned EP(Y)CLY in the mainstream market but also the high-end desktop market. The Ryzen Threadripper 1920X at $799 US is an absolutely stellar deal for users who want lots of core for CPU intensive applications or demand workstation performance with features such as high PCIe lanes and PCIe RAID at the fraction of a price compared to what the competition offers.
- 12 Cores / 24 Threads at just $799 US (Bang For Buck)
- Amazing IPC Increase Over Previous AMD Flagship
- Amazing Performance Increase Over Previous AMD Flagships
- Amazing CPU (Multi-Tasking) performance
- 14nm FinFET Process With Increased Efficiency
- Can be tuned for CPU and Gaming Intensive Applications Through Ryzen Master Utility
- Lower Temperatures Than Competing Intel HEDT Chips
- Lower Power Consumption Figures Than Competing Intel HEDT Chips
- Up To 64 PCIe Lanes
- NVMe and NVMe RAID Support
Pros
- Cooler Support Limited At the moment
- Gaming Performance Depends On Optimization
- Overclocking Can Be Limited
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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