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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 17 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 i9-9900K - 48 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 266 vs 251 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $405.0 vs $499.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.52 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
251
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
76%
Price, $
$499.99
81%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
266
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked 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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 8 |
48 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or Core i9-9900K
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
176 FPS
$26.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$25.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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161 FPS
$24.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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