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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 928 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 8% better in Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 215 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $241.05 vs $1075.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $1.12 vs $5.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 125 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 32 vs 16 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
199
92.55813953488372%
Value, $/FPS
$5.4/FPS
20.74074074074074%
Price, $
$1075
22%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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Updated 349272 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Single-Core
1263
56.917530419107706%
Multi-Core
8338
85.02957373036915%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
140 FPS
$21.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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139 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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129 FPS
$10.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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108 FPS
$32.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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