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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 49 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $1075.0 vs $1097.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in War Thunder than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 180 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $6.09 vs $6.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 165 vs 180 Watts
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1097
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Movie
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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