Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9940X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9940X is 17 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 23 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 224 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $970.7 vs $1150.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing F1 23 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $4.33 vs $5.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 48 vs 28 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$970.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 24 |
28 | Threads | 48 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 250 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |