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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X is 67 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 132 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $550.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $4.17 vs $13.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 64 vs 20 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.17/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 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
124
93.93939393939394%
Value, $/FPS
$13.71/FPS
30.415754923413562%
Price, $
$1700
32%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 351579 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
79.3010752688172%
Multi-Core
7221
75.88272383354351%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 32 |
| 20 | Threads | 64 |
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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