AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2332 vs 2000
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16809 vs 14800
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 993 vs 848
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6737 vs 5768
Around 97% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7669 vs 3895

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 August 2017 vs 2 March 2017
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2332 vs 2000
PassMark - CPU mark	16809 vs 14800
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	993 vs 848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6737 vs 5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7669 vs 3895

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2332

2000

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16809

14800

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

993

848

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6737

5768

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7669

3895

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2332	2000
PassMark - CPU mark	16809	14800
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	993	848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6737	5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7669	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	31 August 2017	2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$540	$329
OPN PIB	YD190XA8AEWOF	YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray	YD190XA8U8QAE	YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1116	1715
Price now	$316.38	$209.43
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.76	19.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	213 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	9600 million	4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	sTR4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	Wraith Spire (LED)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)