Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 71% to 379%, including 379% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 17,434).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 2700X and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 7 2700X

8 cores105W TDP

Full Ryzen 7 2700X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 4

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

Full AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 7 2700X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
cores	8	—
threads	16	—
base clock ghz	3.7	—
tdp w	105	—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Gamers Nexus, SkatterBencher, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, PassMark and numberworld.org; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 7 2700X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
7-Zip Decompression (higher is better) Source: Gamers Nexus	89,000 MIPS	—
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	2,836 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	121 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector	10,715 points	—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector	1,110 points	—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, SkatterBencher	6,487 points	23,311 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, SkatterBencher	1,269 points	2,897 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	17,434 points	83,455 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,124 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,413 points	4,124 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: numberworld.org	78	—
Y-cruncher Pi 10B (MT) (lower is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	145 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 2700X or the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X?

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 71% to 379%, including 379% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 17,434).