Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 382 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 722 vs 669 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$1400.0 vs CA$1881.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$1.94 vs CA$2.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 48 vs 28 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
722
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.94/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1400
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,400 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3347 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
669
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.81/FPS
69%
Price, CA$
CA$1881
74%
Buy for CA$1,881 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3347 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 24 |
28 | Threads | 48 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |