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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 67 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 76 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $1579.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $20.78 vs $23.61 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 i9-9960X - 64 vs 32 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1579
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 32 |
| 32 | Threads | 64 |
3.1 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 |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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