AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Core i7-10700KF

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX		Intel Core i7-10700KF
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX or Intel Core i7-10700KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 2048 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10700KF was released in Q2/2020.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
4	Generation	10
Chagall (Zen 3)	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-9700KF
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX	Successor	Intel Core i7-11700KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is 4.00 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10700KF is at 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz).
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-10700KF
16	Cores	8
32	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
4.00 GHz	Frequency	3.80 GHz
4.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.90 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-10700KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX or Intel Core i7-10700KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX can use up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-10700KF supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-10700KF
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2933
2048 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
64.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	16
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is 280 W, while the Intel Core i7-10700KF has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-10700KF
280 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	229 W @ 56 s
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	95 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is manufactured in 7 nm and has 72.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-10700KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-10700KF
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
WRX8 (sWRX8)	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2020
--	Release price	349 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX (100%)

Intel Core i7-10700KF (85%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX (100%)

Intel Core i7-10700KF (46%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	1508 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1309 (87%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	1604 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1347 (84%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	19039 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	9268 (49%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	2054 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1636 (80%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	17191 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	8629 (50%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	585 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	524 (90%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	49395 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	19094 (39%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	618 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	12678 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	5292 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	192 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	565 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5614 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	228 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344 (100%)

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