AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 225%, including 225% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 25,691).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 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 · Zen 3

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Full AMD Ryzen 7 5800 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.

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from SkatterBencher, Electronic Clinic, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; 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	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
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: Electronic Clinic	13,973 points	—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Electronic Clinic	1,566 points	—
CPU-Z 17.01.64 multi (higher is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	21,962 points
CPU-Z 17.01.64 single (higher is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	778 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, SkatterBencher	—	23,311 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, SkatterBencher	—	2,897 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	25,691 pts	83,455 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,381 pts	4,124 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,377 points	4,124 points
Y-cruncher Pi 10B (MT) (lower is better) Source: SkatterBencher	—	145 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X?

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 225%, including 225% in PassMark CPU Mark (83,455 vs 25,691).