Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 636 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 252 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £389.99 vs £4250.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £1.55 vs £21.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 125 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 128 vs 24 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£389.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
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Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2020 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 64 |
24 | Threads | 128 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |