Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-9960X

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 17 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9960X - 48 vs 32 threads

Advantages of Core i9-9960X

Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 171 vs 170 FPS
Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $699.99 vs $894.99
Up to 22% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $4.09 vs $5.26 per FPS
Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 165 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

FPS

170

99%

Value, $/FPS

$5.26/FPS

78%

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 252 minutes ago

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

171

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$699.99

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)

Buy for $699.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

129

FPS

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

555

FPS

537

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

179

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

224

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

773

FPS

757

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Single-Core

1235

90%

Multi-Core

7407

74%

Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	vs	Core i9-9960X
Oct 2nd, 2018	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9
Colfax	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	16
48	Threads	32
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
250 W	TDP	165 W
12 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Core i9-9960X