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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 881 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - £126.66 vs £685.35
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8500 - 722 vs 705 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
722
100%
Value, £/FPS
Price, £
£685.35
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzensets Threadripper PRO processor 3955WX (16C/32T, 280W TDP, SWRX8 Socket, 72 MB Cache, up to 4.3 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
82.75656324582339%
Multi-Core
4844
39.213146604063795%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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