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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1422 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-14900K - 48 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 28% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 276 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $426.84 vs $1070.00
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $1.55 vs $4.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
276
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$426.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 24 | Cores | 24 |
48 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Core i9-14900K
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276 FPS
$10.51/FPS
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