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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700 is 290 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 128 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 10% better in League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 185 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$313.54 vs CA$4999.35
- Up to 94% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$1.69 vs CA$29.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
168
90.81081081081082%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$29.76/FPS
5.678763440860215%
Price, CA$
CA$4999.35
6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
185
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$313.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1556
99.87163029525033%
Multi-Core
6217
44.71375143843498%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 8 |
128 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Core i7-9700
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
158 FPS
CA$11.35/FPS
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Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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