Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 925 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Performs up to 2% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-8700 - 117 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - €169.97 vs €819.9
- Up to 79% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - €1.48 vs €7.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 65 vs 280 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
117
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.01/FPS
21.112696148359486%
Price, €
€819.9
20%
FPS Winner
Buy for €819.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4921 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
115
98.29059829059828%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €169.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4921 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
90.2744630071599%
Multi-Core
5905
47.802153323079416%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
---|---|---|
Jul 14th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket WRX8 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |