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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    460 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    422 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    590 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    507 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    93 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    102 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    426 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    232 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    12 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    254 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    546 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    266 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    35 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    157 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    239 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 180 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Whitehaven (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
389
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
406
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2764
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
5326
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
151
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
173
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1126
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2433
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
950
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5220
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
8449
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
3.75
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
8
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
323.8
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
160.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4029
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4616
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
21366
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
46506
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.86
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2.13
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
12.45
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
27.1
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
13207
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
20030
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

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