Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 1188 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 0% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-6500 - 299 vs 298 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 48 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
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Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
95.30364372469636%
Multi-Core
3217
43.431888753881466%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
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Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
48 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |