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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 98 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 181 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$458.88 vs CA$1881.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$2.54 vs CA$11.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 48 vs 16 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.54/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$458.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
171
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$11/FPS
23%
Price, CA$
CA$1881
24%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for CA$1,881 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 48 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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