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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 423 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 138 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $535.0 vs $1075.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $3.88 vs $8.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 127 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 32 vs 16 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$535
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
128
92.7536231884058%
Value, $/FPS
$8.4/FPS
46.19047619047619%
Price, $
$1075
49%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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In Stock
Updated 351234 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Single-Core
1263
70.95505617977528%
Multi-Core
8338
96.99860400186134%
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
127 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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