Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-10920X

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10920X 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 i9-10920X is 382 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10920X - 48 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-10920X

Performs up to 4% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 124 vs 119 FPS
Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $699.00 vs $894.99
Up to 25% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $5.64 vs $7.52 per FPS
Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of Elden Ring.

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

FPS

119

96%

Value, $/FPS

$7.52/FPS

75%

Price, $

$894.99

78%

AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1

Buy for $894.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

124

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.64/FPS

100%

Price, $

$699

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $699 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

401

FPS

341

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

206

FPS

179

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

592

FPS

537

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

807

FPS

757

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Single-Core

1235

74%

Multi-Core

7407

65%

Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1675

100%

Multi-Core

11349

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	vs	Core i9-10920X
Oct 2nd, 2018	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Colfax	Codename	Cascade Lake
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	12
48	Threads	24
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
250 W	TDP	165 W
12 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-10920X