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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 634 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 217 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $405.0 vs $897.22
- Up to 55% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $1.87 vs $4.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 95 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 3904 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
214
98%
Value, $/FPS
$4.19/FPS
44%
Price, $
$897.22
45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
Buy for $897.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3904 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
51 FPS
$92.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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1 FPS
$3899/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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20 FPS
$199.95/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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