Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Core i9-10980XE

Prices and Stock
MSRP $3990

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10980XE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 111 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10980XE.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 128 vs 36 threads

Advantages of Core i9-10980XE

Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $680.18 vs $2478.33
Up to 73% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $5.08 vs $18.50 per FPS
Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 165 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

FPS

134

100%

Value, €/FPS

€18.5/FPS

27%

Price, €

€2478.33

27%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €2,478.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

134

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.08/FPS

100%

Price, €

€680.18

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Buy for €680.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

197

FPS

168

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

189

FPS

208

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

134

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

579

FPS

577

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Epic

228

FPS

228

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

Single-Core

1558

99%

Multi-Core

13904

100%

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1570

100%

Multi-Core

11985

86%

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X	vs	Core i9-10980XE
Feb 7th, 2020	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
64	Cores	18
128	Threads	36
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
280 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes