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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900 is 202 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 5% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 242 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £558.88 vs £629.22
- Up to 15% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £2.31 vs £2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF 12 Core/24 Threads Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Processor
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£558.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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