Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Core i9-9940X

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 476 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-9940X - 165 vs 164 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 128 vs 28 threads

Advantages of Core i9-9940X

Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1251.24 vs $2478.33
Up to 49% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $7.63 vs $15.02 per FPS
Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 165 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

FPS

165

100%

Value, €/FPS

€15.02/FPS

51%

Price, €

€2478.33

50%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for €2,478.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

164

99%

Value, €/FPS

€7.63/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1251.24

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Buy for €1,251.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Very High

179

FPS

168

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

185

FPS

208

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

131

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

565

FPS

577

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Epic

227

FPS

228

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

Single-Core

1558

100%

Multi-Core

13904

100%

Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1459

94%

Multi-Core

10734

77%

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X	vs	Core i9-9940X
Feb 7th, 2020	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9
Castle Peak	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
64	Cores	14
128	Threads	28
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
280 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Core i9-9940X