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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 946 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 237 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $198.9 vs $1700.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.84 vs $7.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 64 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
220
92.82700421940928%
Value, $/FPS
$7.73/FPS
10.866752910737386%
Price, $
$1700
11%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350186 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
53.97987191216834%
Multi-Core
7221
84.1706492598205%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 32 |
| 12 | Threads | 64 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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