Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 67 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 i9-9960X - 64 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 275 vs 271 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1579.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $5.74 vs $6.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
275
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1579
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
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Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 16 |
64 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |