Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Core i9-9980XE

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 402 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Performs up to 2% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9980XE - 499 vs 489 FPS
Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $963.96 vs $1621.61
Up to 42% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9980XE - $1.93 vs $3.32 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 48 vs 36 threads

Advantages of Core i9-9980XE

Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 165 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

499

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€963.96

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €963.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

489

98%

Value, €/FPS

€3.32/FPS

58%

Price, €

€1621.61

59%

Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)

Buy for €1,621.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

178

FPS

244

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

230

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

560

FPS

591

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

366

FPS

400

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1667

100%

Multi-Core

13317

100%

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1420

85%

Multi-Core

11230

84%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	vs	Core i9-9980XE
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Castle Peak	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	18
48	Threads	36
3.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
280 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
38.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Core i9-9980XE