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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900 is 202 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 5% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 180 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$597.89 vs CA$1004.5
- Up to 43% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$3.32 vs CA$5.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
180
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.32/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$597.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
171
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.87/FPS
56%
Price, CA$
CA$1004.5
59%
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
Buy for CA$1,004.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 53 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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