Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-7980XE

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 396 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 48 vs 36 threads

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 169 vs 165 FPS
Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $719.82 vs $806.30
Up to 13% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $4.26 vs $4.89 per FPS
Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

FPS

165

98%

Value, €/FPS

€4.89/FPS

87%

Price, €

€806.3

89%

AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1

Buy for €806.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

FPS

169

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.26/FPS

100%

Price, €

€719.82

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors

Buy for €719.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

376

FPS

341

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

132

FPS

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

187

FPS

179

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

569

FPS

537

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

786

FPS

757

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Single-Core

1235

83%

Multi-Core

7407

64%

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	vs	Core i9-7980XE
Oct 2nd, 2018	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Colfax	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	18
48	Threads	36
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.6 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz
250 W	TDP	165 W
12 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	26.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-7980XE