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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 11% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 651 vs 587 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $270.0 vs $1900.99
- Up to 87% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $0.41 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 64 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
651
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $270 on Amazon
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Updated 350293 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
587
90.1689708141321%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
12.65432098765432%
Price, $
$1900.99
14%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $1,900.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1636
76.8075117370892%
Multi-Core
14008
100%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
367 FPS
$6.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
In Stock
305 FPS
$10.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
367 FPS
$12.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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