AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Intel Core i7-4600U 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, 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 8 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3360 vs 1652
  • 14.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40647 vs 2726
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 1 September 2013
Number of cores 12 vs 2
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3360 vs 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 40647 vs 2726

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600U

  • 18.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 280 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3360
1652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40647
2726
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Core i7-4600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3360 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 40647 2726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2654

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Core i7-4600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Haswell
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 1 September 2013
OPN Tray 100-000000448
Place in performance rating 230 2134
Launch price (MSRP) $398
Processor Number i7-4600U
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 4.1 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 81 mm² 181 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 64 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 12 2
Number of threads 24 4
Transistor count 16600 million 1300 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported WRX8 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 12
PCI Express revision 4.0 2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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 0xA16
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)