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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 432 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 263 vs 249 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1099.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $4.18 vs $6.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
263
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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