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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7640X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7640X is 463 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 48 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$298.99 vs CA$1791.28
- Up to 83% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$1.57 vs CA$9.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 112 vs 250 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
190
99.47643979057592%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.43/FPS
16.64899257688229%
Price, CA$
CA$1791.28
16%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
191
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$298.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series 4.0 Ghz Quad-Core LGA 2066 Processor 4.0 4 BX80677I77740X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
70.13060760931289%
Multi-Core
7407
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i5-7640X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
48 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 112 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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