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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 16 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 146 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $468.0 vs $530.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $3.21 vs $3.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$468
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
144
98.63013698630137%
Value, $/FPS
$3.68/FPS
87.2282608695652%
Price, $
$530
88%
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Updated 353739 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
1274
76.378896882494%
Multi-Core
7454
93.64321608040201%
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
70 FPS
$67.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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52 FPS
$73.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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41 FPS
$95.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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