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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 3474 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - £118.88 vs £1287.37
- Up to 88% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - £0.25 vs £2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 95 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 26% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-2600K - 592 vs 469 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 32 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
469
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
Buy for £118.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 344 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
592
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.17/FPS
11%
Price, £
£1287.37
9%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, up to 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £1,287.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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