Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Core i9-9900K

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 16 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i9-9900K

Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 136 vs 130 FPS
Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - €21.08 vs €359.99
Up to 94% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - €0.16 vs €2.77 per FPS
Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018

FPS

130

96%

Value, €/FPS

€2.77/FPS

Price, €

€359.99

AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper 2920X 3.5GHz 12-Core 24 Gewinde 32MB Cache TR4 Sockel OEM, YD292XA8UC9AF

Buy for €359.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 286 minutes ago

Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

136

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.16/FPS

100%

Price, €

€21.08

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3,6 (Boost 5,0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Sockel 1151

Buy for €21.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8850 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018

Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

126

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

202

FPS

166

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

230

FPS

224

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

591

FPS

542

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

806

FPS

761

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018

Single-Core

1274

76%

Multi-Core

7454

94%

Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1668

100%

Multi-Core

7960

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	vs	Core i9-9900K
Oct 3rd, 2018	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9
Colfax	Codename	Coffee Lake
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	8
24	Threads	16
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
180 W	TDP	95 W
12 nm	Process Size	14 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Core i9-9900K