Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 67 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 58 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1579.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $27.22 vs $30.91 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 i9-9960X - 64 vs 32 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1579
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
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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 |
16 | Cores | 32 |
32 | Threads | 64 |
3.1 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 |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |