AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Core i5-9500T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX and Intel Core i5-9500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Intel Core i5-9500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
26 more threads: 32 vs 6
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 2144
7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63885 vs 8143

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Jul 2020 vs 23 April 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 9 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 2144
PassMark - CPU mark	63885 vs 8143

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500T

8x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

2144

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63885

8143

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX	Intel Core i5-9500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	2144
PassMark - CPU mark	63885	8143
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7946
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7946
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8708

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX	Intel Core i5-9500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (Matisse)	Coffee Lake
Launch date	14 Jul 2020	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000167
Place in performance rating	338	339
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Core i5
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Processor Number		i5-9500T
Series		i5-9000
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	6
Transistor count	3800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory frequency	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	TR4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.60 GHz
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)