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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10980XE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 37 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-10980XE - 181 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 48 vs 36 threads
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £1203.42 vs £1455.00
- Up to 16% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £6.76 vs £8.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 165 vs 280 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.04/FPS
84%
Price, £
£1455
82%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor (24C/48T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Updated 227 minutes ago
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
178
98%
Value, £/FPS
£6.76/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1203.42
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
Buy for £1,203.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 227 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 18 |
48 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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