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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 16 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 165 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 165 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $530.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-9900X - $3.25 vs $3.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 24 vs 20 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
97.5975975975976%
Price, $
$550
96%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
163
98.7878787878788%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$530
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 354075 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
1274
85.61827956989248%
Multi-Core
7454
78.33123160992014%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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