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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 946 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 211 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $195.0 vs $1059.22
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
198
93.8388625592417%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$1059.22
18%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
59.118236472945895%
Multi-Core
7221
97.265625%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Core i5-11500
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
61 FPS
$23.92/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$21.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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61 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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61 FPS
$41.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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61 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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61 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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61 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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61 FPS
$19.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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61 FPS
$19.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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