Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 237 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $237.0 vs $1675.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.0 vs $8.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Castle Peak | Codename | Rocket Lake |
AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |