i5-8550 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1956

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data6
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSP3r21151
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 6
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1956 has 100% more physical cores.

i5-8550, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1956 and Core i5-8550. We've got no test results to judge.


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