i5-11600K vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
2020
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
54.69
+327%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX outperforms Core i5-11600K by a whopping 327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.99no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency17.819.34
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date14 July 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,500no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads12812
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache4 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache32 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache256 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors38740 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketsWRX8FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.3 GHz
Execution Units-32
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12820

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 54.69
+327%
i5-11600K 12.80

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 83697
+327%
i5-11600K 19590

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 1599
i5-11600K 2229
+39.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 14040
+62.1%
i5-11600K 8660

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 5596
i5-11600K 9745
+74.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 52743
+6.7%
i5-11600K 49408

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 16656
+14.7%
i5-11600K 14519

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 6.11
i5-11600K 4.92
+24.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 54
+181%
i5-11600K 19

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 9706
+457%
i5-11600K 1744

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 195
i5-11600K 238
+22.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 2.12
i5-11600K 2.87
+35.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 26
+168%
i5-11600K 9.7

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 193
+91.1%
i5-11600K 101

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 264
i5-11600K 289
+9.5%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 6689
i5-11600K 7850
+17.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 14881
+76.5%
i5-11600K 8430

Blender(-)

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 48
i5-11600K 267
+459%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 1720
i5-11600K 1723
+0.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 5021
i5-11600K 6062
+20.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 140172
+212%
i5-11600K 44971

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 229
i5-11600K 272
+18.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 54.69 12.80
Recency 14 July 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 64 6
Threads 128 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has a 327.3% higher aggregate performance score, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-11600K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 124% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11600K in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-11600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Core i5-11600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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