AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
Intel Core i5-11600K
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX vs Intel Core i5-11600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-11600K
Intel Core i5-11600K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX or Intel Core i5-11600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 64 / 128 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i5-11600K has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    461 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    58 times more cores

    64 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1043 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    254 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.55 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.45 times less performance per watt

    125 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    95 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    47 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    306 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    83 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    528 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    246 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    132 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX left arrow Intel Core i5-10600K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-12600K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.55 GHz left arrow 4.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-11600K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and Intel Core i5-11600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    280 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 251 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Chagall (Zen 3) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    WRX8 (sWRX8) left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and Intel Core i5-11600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1532
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
1564
Intel Core i5-11600K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
592
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX
598
Intel Core i5-11600K

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