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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $3990
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10940X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10940X is 111 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $675.0 vs $2775.95
- Up to 76% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $8.44 vs $34.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 165 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 128 vs 28 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$675
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
Buy for $675 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2373 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.7/FPS
24.322766570605182%
Price, $
$2775.95
24%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $2,775.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2373 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Single-Core
1558
99.74391805377721%
Multi-Core
13904
100%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 64 |
| 28 | Threads | 128 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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