The folks at Puget Systems put the top three Threadripper Pro 5000WX CPUs through their paces, pitting them against Intel s Xeon W-3300 series and also a 12th Gen Core i9-12900K Alder Lake processor.
Puget Systems has tested AMD s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX CPUs and found them to be substantially faster than Threadripper 3000, despite core counts staying the same.
Enthusiasts used to turn to HEDT platforms for the ultimate gaming and work rigs. That's no longer the case as mainstream platforms with massive core counts ascend—but they're missing crucial HEDT features that many pros need.