i5-13500T vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
2018
12 cores / 24 threads, 180 Watt
16.63
+9.6%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Core i5-13500T by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking410480
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.9643.97
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency8.4239.52
Architecture codenameZEN+ (2018−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 October 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500T has 341% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s92 MHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSP3r2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.55 GHz
Execution Units-32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 16.63
+9.6%
i5-13500T 15.17

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 25444
+9.6%
i5-13500T 23220

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 1278
i5-13500T 2312
+80.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 7364
i5-13500T 9191
+24.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 5407
i5-13500T 8693
+60.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 46015
+13.5%
i5-13500T 40528

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 10948
i5-13500T 12818
+17.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3.03
+59.4%
i5-13500T 4.83

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 18
i5-13500T 21
+21.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 2628
+35.1%
i5-13500T 1945

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 178
i5-13500T 247
+38.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 1.96
i5-13500T 3.05
+55.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 16.2
+97.6%
i5-13500T 8.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 131
+30.4%
i5-13500T 100

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 209
i5-13500T 260
+24.5%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 4669
i5-13500T 6683
+43.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.63 15.17
Recency 3 October 2018 4 January 2023
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more threads.

i5-13500T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 16.7% more physical cores, and 414.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i5-13500T.


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