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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 946 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 9% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 215 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $241.05 vs $1700.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1.12 vs $8.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 64 vs 16 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
197
91.62790697674419%
Value, $/FPS
$8.63/FPS
12.977983777520278%
Price, $
$1700
14%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Updated 350202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
53.17710680486706%
Multi-Core
7221
73.63858861921273%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
171 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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170 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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160 FPS
$8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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138 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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