Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 346 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 1 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 243 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $940.32 vs $1243.03
- Up to 25% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $4.3 vs $5.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
243
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1043.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €1,043.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7620 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
239
98%
Value, €/FPS
€5.77/FPS
74%
Price, €
€1379.76
75%
Buy for €1,379.76 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7621 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 32 |
36 | Threads | 64 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |