Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9940X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9940X is 49 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $709.77 vs $786.04
- Up to 11% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $3.9 vs $4.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 165 vs 180 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.9/FPS
100%
Price, €
€787.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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Aug 31st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
180 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |