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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 16 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 217 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $145.0 vs $697.3
- Up to 32% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.67 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
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AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
217
100%
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$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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