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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 203 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 48 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 799 vs 757 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$659.99 vs CA$1783.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$0.83 vs CA$2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
757
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.36/FPS
35%
Price, CA$
CA$1783
37%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
799
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$659.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 8 |
48 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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