Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Core i9-9980XE

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 634 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9980XE - 192 vs 187 FPS
Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $925.00 vs $1799.99
Up to 50% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9980XE - $4.82 vs $9.63 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-9980XE

Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 165 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020

FPS

192

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$925

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor

Buy for $925 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 254 minutes ago

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

187

97%

Value, $/FPS

$9.63/FPS

50%

Price, $

$1799.99

51%

Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)

Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

560

FPS

592

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

178

FPS

232

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

230

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

777

FPS

807

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020

Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

12353

100%

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1420

85%

Multi-Core

11230

91%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX	vs	Core i9-9980XE
Jul 14th, 2020	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Castle Peak	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket WRX8	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	18
32	Threads	36
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
280 W	TDP	165 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Core i9-9980XE