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$410
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 67 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 161 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $410.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $2.55 vs $10.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 64 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$410
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $410 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
157
97%
Value, $/FPS
$10.83/FPS
23%
Price, $
$1700
24%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
Buy for $1,700 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 146 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
69 FPS
$68.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
In Stock
44 FPS
$88.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
In Stock
53 FPS
$75.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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