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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is 804 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $145.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.5 vs $5.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-6900K - 293 vs 291 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 64 vs 16 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
291
99.31740614334471%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 350013 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.8/FPS
8.620689655172415%
Price, $
$1700
8%
FPS Winner
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350013 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
94.24920127795528%
Multi-Core
7221
100%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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