Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Core i9-10900X

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 37 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-10900X - 162 vs 160 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 64 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i9-10900X

Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $509.01 vs $1319.82
Up to 61% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $3.18 vs $8.15 per FPS
Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 165 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of Dead Island 2.

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

162

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.15/FPS

39%

Price, €

€1319.82

38%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €1,319.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

160

99%

Value, €/FPS

€3.18/FPS

100%

Price, €

€509.01

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)

Buy for €509.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

193

FPS

240

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

388

FPS

396

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

134

FPS

135

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

795

FPS

802

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

211

FPS

214

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1636

100%

Multi-Core

14008

100%

Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1576

96%

Multi-Core

9371

67%

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	vs	Core i9-10900X
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Castle Peak	Codename	Cascade Lake
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
32	Cores	10
64	Threads	20
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
280 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Core i9-10900X