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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 98 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 48 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 389 vs 341 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $180.12 vs $739.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.46 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
389
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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