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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 576 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 i9-10900K - 48 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 219 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $430.0 vs $1150.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.96 vs $5.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$430
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 10 |
48 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or Core i9-10900K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
146 FPS
$40.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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219 FPS
$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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