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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 896 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 28% better in War Thunder than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 217 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $218.99 vs $1216.03
- Up to 86% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.01 vs $7.15 per FPS
- 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 48 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
170
78%
Value, $/FPS
$7.15/FPS
14%
Price, $
$1216.03
18%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for $1,216.03 on Amazon
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Updated 79 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 48 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
160 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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160 FPS
$8.06/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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160 FPS
$8.37/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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160 FPS
$15.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
In Stock
160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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