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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X is 17 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 218 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $550.0 vs $1150.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $2.52 vs $5.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 48 vs 20 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$550
100%
FPS and Value 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 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
215
98.62385321100918%
Value, $/FPS
$5.35/FPS
47.10280373831776%
Price, $
$1150
47%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for $1,150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 351308 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
82.99731182795699%
Multi-Core
7407
77.83732660781841%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 48 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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