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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1506 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 64 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 44% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 267 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $365.56 vs $1700.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1.37 vs $9.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$365.56
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 12 |
64 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Ryzen 9 7900X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
222 FPS
$10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,359.99
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222 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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167 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,929.99
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193 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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193 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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267 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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201 FPS
$10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
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223 FPS
$12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,799
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223 FPS
$13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
96 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,019
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121 FPS
$18.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,239
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