Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 67 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 184 vs 182 FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
83.09859154929578%
Multi-Core
7221
64.30097951914516%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 18 |
64 | Threads | 36 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |