Threadripper 1920x vs Ryzen 2900x

[chickadee]

Im having a hard time deciding here, from what i gather the 2700x has an advantage in everything that wont use the 24 threads of the TR. The TR build would be about £150 more than the 2700x since i would need a new cooler too. I dont know what to do, i dont do anything thats CPU intensive really but i want the machine to last me a LONG time and have an upgrade path down the line, i know AM4 will be used for a longish time but i wonder about TR.

So conclusion, my pc will be for general day to day computing, gaming, photo editing and thats about it. I just want my machine to last me a long time and have an upgrade path. Any opinions?

 

[Minstadave]

Do you mean a Ryzen 2700X?

Even at the cheaper price the 1920X has hit, I’d still be tempted to go for the 2700X. Motherboards are cheaper, better cooling options, clocks better and supports faster RAM.

The 2700X doesn’t have the out and out multitasking performance of the 1920X but combined with fast RAM the 2700X has a noticeable single thread advantage. It just seems a better balance for gaming/multitasking.

 

[chickadee]

Do you mean a Ryzen 2700X?

YES, woops, all these model numbers are jumbled up in my head!

 

[Panos]

Im having a hard time deciding here, from what i gather the 2700x has an advantage in everything that wont use the 24 threads of the TR. The TR build would be about £150 more than the 2700x since i would need a new cooler too. I dont know what to do, i dont do anything thats CPU intensive really but i want the machine to last me a LONG time and have an upgrade path down the line, i know AM4 will be used for a longish time but i wonder about TR.

So conclusion, my pc will be for general day to day computing, gaming, photo editing and thats about it. I just want my machine to last me a long time and have an upgrade path. Any opinions?

Depends. At £350 the 1920X is a lot for it's money and next year you can buy a second hand TR2 for the same money (probably the 16 core one).
Downside you need to buy quad channel ram.

Saying that if you buy a good X470 motherboard, the 2700X will serve you well, and still has upgrade path until 2020-2021 by just chaning CPUs.
Make sure you buy a good board, and 3600Mhz ram as it greatly benefits from it.

 

[chickadee]

Thats the thing, im planning on the gigabyte Aurus 7 wifi, a top spec board for £225 since its got killer VRM cooling and power delivery, if i go threadripper i go to the bottom spec board AND i have to get a new cooler which is £80 ontop of everything. I think the 2700x would be a better option in all honesty because i probably wont use the extra cores.....i DO like the idea of having 24 threads but im not sure i can justify it.

 

[Panos]

Thats the thing, im planning on the gigabyte Aurus 7 wifi, a top spec board for £225 since its got killer VRM cooling and power delivery, if i go threadripper i go to the bottom spec board AND i have to get a new cooler which is £80 ontop of everything. I think the 2700x would be a better option in all honesty because i probably wont use the extra cores.....i DO like the idea of having 24 threads but im not sure i can justify it.

Lets not forget we do not know yet what AMD has for the mainstream platform now switching to 7nm next year.
I wouldn't be surprised seeing 12 core on maintream. And we can use the good X470 boards. Also Aorus Gaming 7 is possibly the best sample of X470 boards.
Supporting offset and PBO overclocking also.

 

[Minstadave]

Thats the thing, im planning on the gigabyte Aurus 7 wifi, a top spec board for £225 since its got killer VRM cooling and power delivery, if i go threadripper i go to the bottom spec board AND i have to get a new cooler which is £80 ontop of everything. I think the 2700x would be a better option in all honesty because i probably wont use the extra cores.....i DO like the idea of having 24 threads but im not sure i can justify it.

I’ve been weighing up the same and the 2700X would be my current choice.

 

[the wopster]

Thats the thing, im planning on the gigabyte Aurus 7 wifi, a top spec board for £225 since its got killer VRM cooling and power delivery, if i go threadripper i go to the bottom spec board AND i have to get a new cooler which is £80 ontop of everything. I think the 2700x would be a better option in all honesty because i probably wont use the extra cores.....i DO like the idea of having 24 threads but im not sure i can justify it.

Mate im thinking of downgrading if your interested in taking mine

 

[chickadee]

I think i just made my mind up, i seen the power consumption and it made me gasp! i spent extra for a platinum power supply and trying to keep it as low powered and cool as i can, i cant get a TR over the ryzen for that one reason, add to that the extra cost it seems like its just not the right chip for me.

 

[Kei]

Power consumption on thread ripper is not that bonkers. My 1920x idles around 45W and at full load at 4GHz using 1.325V, it peaks at 235W on heavy AVX/FMA3 workloads in prime95. I ran it on an old corsair TX650 with a GTX 780 without any issues.

Reality is, if you aren't going to be using the cores, the extra memory bandwidth/quantity or the pcie lanes, it isn't worth splashing the extra on a TR system.

 

[chickadee]

Power consumption on thread ripper is not that bonkers. My 1920x idles around 45W and at full load at 4GHz using 1.325V, it peaks at 235W on heavy AVX/FMA3 workloads in prime95. I ran it on an old corsair TX650 with a GTX 780 without any issues.

Reality is, if you aren't going to be using the cores, the extra memory bandwidth/quantity or the pcie lanes, it isn't worth splashing the extra on a TR system.

Oh i wasnt meaning it was crazy for everyone but for me, i wont use those extra cores so all i would get by going with TR is a larger energy bill, more heat and it would cost more, i think the 2700x is by FAR the correct choice here.

 

[humbug]

Oh i wasnt meaning it was crazy for everyone but for me, i wont use those extra cores so all i would get by going with TR is a larger energy bill, more heat and it would cost more, i think the 2700x is by FAR the correct choice here.

It is, you would only have HEDT if you actually needed the cores, if you just use it for gaming the 2700X is better.