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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 402 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 19% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9900K - 240 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £408.88 vs £1800.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £2.02 vs £7.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 95 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.5/FPS
26%
Price, £
£1800
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Updated 218 minutes ago
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
84%
Value, £/FPS
£2.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£408.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)
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Updated 463 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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