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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 346 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 116 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1511.48 vs $1700.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $13.03 vs $15.45 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 i9-7980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1511.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
110
94%
Value, $/FPS
$15.45/FPS
84%
Price, $
$1700
88%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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