Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 148 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 i9-9900KF - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 125 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $269.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $2.15 vs $14.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
119
95%
Value, $/FPS
$14.29/FPS
15%
Price, $
$1700
15%
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 198 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$269
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $269 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |