AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i5-8500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
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Intel Core i5-8500
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Intel Core i5-8500
Key Differences Key Differences AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
Cores 16 6
CPU Threads 32 6
Base Clock Speed 3.5GHz 3GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 4.4GHz 4.1GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 180W 65W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 69.9 72.3
Performance Performance AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
CPU Speed & Cores 16 x 3.5GHz 6 x 3GHz
Number of CPU Threads 32 6
L2 Cache Size 8MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 32MB 9MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.4GHz 4.1GHz
L1 Cache Size 1500KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.5MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
L3 Core 2MB/core 1.5MB/core
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Clock Multiplier Not Known 30
Turbo Boost Tech Version Not Known 2
Features Features AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support Yes Yes
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling No Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
General info General info AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 12nm 14nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 180W 65W
PCI Express Version 3 3
CPU Temperature 68°C 100°C
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
GPU Base Clock Speed Not Known 350MHz
DirectX Version Info Not Known 12
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 4.5
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 2
GPU Boost Clock Speed Not Known 1100MHz
No. of Supported Displays Not Known 3
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
RAM Memory Speed 2933MHz 2666MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 87.42GB/s 41.6GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 2000GB 64GB
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support Yes No
DDR Type Memory Version 4 4
Bus Bandwidth Not Known 8GT/s
Benchmarks Benchmarks AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i5-8500
PassMark Score 30345 9476
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 2489 2489
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 12576 4701
Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Thread) 7003 2287
Cinebench R20 Score (Single Thread) 449 403
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 1059 1074
Blender Score (bmw27) 115.5seconds 420.7seconds
Blender Score (Classroom) 360.4seconds 1122.2seconds
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 31662 Not Known
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 69.9 72.3

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