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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 216 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £516.66 vs £2798.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £1.31 vs £7.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 1% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-9900 - 396 vs 393 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 64 vs 16 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
393
99.24242424242425%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£516.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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In Stock
Updated 32 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
396
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.07/FPS
18.52899575671853%
Price, £
£2798
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
Buy for £2,798 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1611
98.4718826405868%
Multi-Core
7204
51.42775556824672%
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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