Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X - 48 vs 28 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 5% better in New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 116 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $970.7 vs $1150.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $8.37 vs $10.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$970.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 14 |
48 | Threads | 28 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |