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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 403 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 152 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $237.0 vs $4255.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.56 vs $31.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 128 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 64 |
| 16 | Threads | 128 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
136 FPS
$24.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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117 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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117 FPS
$13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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138 FPS
$23.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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86 FPS
$13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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136 FPS
$47.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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121 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,949.99
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