AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs AMD A8-5600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and AMD A8-5600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
• 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
• Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3360 vs 1429
• 14.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40647 vs 2863

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3360 1429
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	40647 2863

Compare specifications (specs)