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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is 67 days older than the cheaper Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9960X - 64 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1579.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $8.31 vs $8.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.95/FPS
92%
Price, $
$1700
92%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1579
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 16 |
64 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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