AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 vs AMD A10-7890K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 and AMD A10-7890K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

AMD A10-7890K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2299 vs 1589
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 3558

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs January 2016
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2299 vs 1589
PassMark - CPU mark	22066 vs 3558

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
CPU 2: AMD A10-7890K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2299

1589

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22066

3558

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920	AMD A10-7890K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2299	1589
PassMark - CPU mark	22066	3558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920	AMD A10-7890K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaveri
Launch date	July 2017	January 2016
Place in performance rating	889	902
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
OPN PIB		AD789KXDJCHBX
Price now		$199.99
Series		AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	213 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32768 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Transistor count	9600 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		4.1 GHz
Compute Cores		12
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SP3r2	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith cooler
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		866 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect