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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 649 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Core i5-8500 - 730 vs 715 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 48 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $101.64 vs $877.43
- Up to 88% better value when playing Rocket League than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.16 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
730
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.33/FPS
12%
Price, €
€973.95
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
715
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 172 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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