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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 390 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $530.0 vs $535.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 175 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $3.06 vs $3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 127 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$535
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 127 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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