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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7920X 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 i9-7920X is 337 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 106 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $299.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $2.82 vs $16.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7920X - 64 vs 24 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7920X Tray Processor (CD8067303753300)- OEM Pack
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7920X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 32 |
| 24 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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