Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 636 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 128 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 229 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £316.97 vs £4250.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £1.38 vs £20.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£316.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
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Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 16 |
128 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |