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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7900X is 464 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 123 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $400.0 vs $530.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $3.25 vs $4.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 140 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 24 vs 20 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
121
98.3739837398374%
Value, $/FPS
$4.38/FPS
74.20091324200914%
Price, $
$530
75%
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 350949 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
1274
89.59212376933895%
Multi-Core
7454
84.88782598792848%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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