Intel Core i5-11500B vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11500B and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-11500B

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500B

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3184 vs 2699

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184 vs 2699

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33521 vs 17437

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33521 vs 17437

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11500B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3184

2699

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17437

33521

Name	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184	2699
PassMark - CPU mark	17437	33521

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Zen 2 (Matisse)
Launch date	Q2'21	14 Jul 2020
Place in performance rating	527	522
Processor Number	i5-11500B
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000168
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	4.0 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.3 GHz
Die size		74 mm²
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		64 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		95 °C
Number of cores		12
Number of threads		24
Transistor count		3800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		DDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50mm x 26.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt
Sockets supported		TR4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	128
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
PCI Express revision		4.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)