Pentium Gold G5600T vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX outperforms Pentium Gold G5600T by a whopping 1291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 209 | 2089 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.24 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | 2.40 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Chagall PRO (2022) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 8 March 2022 (3 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 40 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 88 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | WRX8 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | - | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | - | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | - | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | - | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | - | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | 12 |
| OpenGL | - | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Pentium Gold G5600T.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.69 | 1.99 |
| Recency | 8 March 2022 | 23 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX has a 1291.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium Gold G5600T, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G5600T is a desktop one.
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