AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16c 32t Processor Review

Power Consumption and Temperatures

Power Consumption

Now, this is where things get serious. Threadripper uses a lot of juice, but surprisingly not as much as the Intel Core i9-7900X. of course, that’s due in no small part to the higher clock speeds of the Intel offering. Threadripper can hit peaks over 300 in some tests, but for our WPrime 1024 run, it sits at 231W.

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Overclocked

Overclocking closed that gap a lot, with TR hitting over 300W. Either this or the i9 is going to make a big dent in your power bill, but at least you get a lot of performance per watt.

Temperatures

There are a few problems with this figure, and it’s down to the hardware we had available at the time. The 1950X was running on a 120mm AIO cooler with 2 x 120mm fans. All our other CPUs are running on the Noctua NH-D15S. We are waiting on a bracket to fix that, but for now, the Threadripper is on water. Even so, it’s running pretty damn hot and makes the i9 look pretty chill in comparison.

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Overclocked

That’s right, 106c at full load, yikes. This is a real hot chip and I wouldn’t run it at this 24/7. I promise we’ll retest with a better cooler, and see if we can get those overclocks higher, improve performance in gaming, and tame that heat!