Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Core i9-9960X

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $621.95 vs $699.99
Up to 6% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9960X - $1.18 vs $1.26 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-9960X

Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 555 vs 529 FPS
Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 165 vs 180 Watts

This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017

FPS

529

95%

Value, $/FPS

$1.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$621.95

100%

Value Winner

AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor

Buy for $621.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 458 minutes ago

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

555

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.26/FPS

94%

Price, $

$699.99

88%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)

Buy for $699.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 457 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

129

FPS

124

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

154

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

223

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

555

FPS

529

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

773

FPS

751

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017

Single-Core

1171

85%

Multi-Core

7539

75%

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	vs	Core i9-9960X
Aug 10th, 2017	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9
Whitehaven	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	16
32	Threads	32
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
180 W	TDP	165 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Core i9-9960X