Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 946 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 897 vs 751 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $253.99 vs $1700.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.28 vs $3.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
897
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
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Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Rocket Lake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |