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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 49 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 736 vs 683 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$659.0 vs CA$1180.39
- Up to 48% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$0.9 vs CA$1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 95 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
683
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.73/FPS
52%
Price, CA$
CA$1180.39
55%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD2950XA8AFWOF)
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
736
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$659
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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