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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 804 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 64 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 224 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $328.3 vs $511.83
- Up to 36% better value when playing Death Stranding than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1.63 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
222
99%
Value, €/FPS
€2.56/FPS
63%
Price, €
€568.13
64%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€364.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Colfax | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 10 |
64 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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