Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX: performance comparison
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Intel Core i9 9900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i9 9900K with 8-cores against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32-cores. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
- Differences
- Performance
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i9 9900K
61
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
46
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i9 9900K
46
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
93
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i9 9900K
44
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
43
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i9 9900K
51
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
66
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 2990WX and 9900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 9900K
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX – 95 vs 250 Watt
- More than 32° C higher critical temperature
- 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test — 1277 vs 979 points
- 19% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.
2 GHz)
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Supports up to 2048 GB DDR4-2933 RAM
- Has 24 more physical cores
- Has 48 MB larger L3 cache size
- Around 45.82 GB/s (110%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports quad-channel memory
- More modern manufacturing process – 12 versus 14 nanometers
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i9 9900K
+34%
1354
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
1013
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 9900K
12554
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
+138%
29881
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i9 9900K
+29%
2960
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2295
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 9900K
18671
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
+75%
32671
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i9 9900K
+31%
1285
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
981
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 9900K
8542
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
+105%
17553
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 9900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | October 8, 2018 | August 13, 2018 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen+ |
| Model number | i9-9900K | — |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | sTR4 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Performance
| Cores | 8 | 32 |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Base Frequency | 3. 6 GHz |
3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 30x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | — |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Transistors | — | 19.2 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP | 95 W | 250 W |
Max. temperature |
100°C | 68°C |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | — |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | — |
| Shading Units | 192 | — |
| TMUs | 24 | — |
| ROPs | 3 | — |
| Execution Units | 24 | — |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| Max. Resolution | 4096×2304 — 60 Hz | — |
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 9900K
0.38 TFLOPS
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
n/a
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 2048 GB |
Max. Memory Channels |
2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 87.42 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| Official site | Intel Core i9 9900K official page | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 60 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | — |
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Výrobca
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Výrobná technológia
12 nm
14 nm
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X má efektívnejšiu technológiu výroby ako Intel Core i9-9900K
Príkon (TDP)
250 W
95 W
Intel Core i9-9900K má o 62 % nižší príkon ako AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
Pätice (Socket)
socket TR4
Intel 1151 Coffee Lake
Počet jadier a vlákien
Počet jadier procesora
32 jadier
8
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X má 4x viac jadier ako Intel Core i9-9900K
Počet výpočtových vlákien
64 vláken
16
Frekvencia
Základná frekvencia procesora
3 GHz
3,6 GHz
Intel Core i9-9900K má o 20 % vyššiu frekvenciu procesoru ako AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
Maximálna frekvencia (Boost)
neuvedené
5 GHz
Možnosť taktovania
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áno
Výkon
Celkové skóre procesora
26 469
18 590
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X má všeobecne o 42 % vyšší celkový výkon ako Intel Core i9-9900K
Skóre jedného vlákna
2 285
2 949
Intel Core i9-9900K má o 29 % vyšší výkon na jednom výpočetnom vlákne ako AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
Skóre hernej fyziky
neuvedené
10 690
Operačná pamäť
Maximálny počet kanálov
neuvedené
2
Grafická karta
Integrovaná grafická karta
neuvedené
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Základná frekvencia graf.
karty
neuvedené
1200 MHz
Chladič
Chladič v balení
neuvedené
nie
Ďalšie funkcie a vlastnosti
Produktový rad
neuvedené
Intel Core i9
Kódový názov
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Coffee Lake Refresh
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Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X:
performance comparison
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Intel Core i9 9900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Which is better: 8-core Intel Core i9 9900K at 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores at 3.8 GHz? To find out, read our comparative testing of these desktop processors in popular benchmarks, games and heavy applications.
- Overview
- Differences
- Performance
- Features
- Comments
Overview
Overview and comparison of the main metrics from NanoReview
Single -flow performance
Rating in tests using one nucleus
Core I9 9900K
61
Ryzen Threadripper 3960x
59
Multi -Exercise
Tests in benchmarks, where all n nobles are involved0024
What are the main differences between 3960X and 9900K
Reasons to choose Intel Core i9 9900K
- 66% lower than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X peak power consumption — 95 vs 280 watts
- More than 32°C higher maximum operating temperature
- Has integrated graphics accelerator Intel0 UHD 902 63
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.
5 GHz)
Reasons to choose AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Has 112 MB more L3 cache
- Has 16 more physical cores
- 53.77 GB/s (129%) higher maximum memory bandwidth
- Supports more modern process technology — 7 vs 14 nanometers
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- Support for 4-channel memory
- Introduced 1 year and 2 months later than the competitor
- New PCI Express standard — 4.0
Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200
Benchmark tests
Compare the results of processor tests in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (single core)
Core i9 9900K
+3%
1354
Ryzen Threadripper 3960x
1312
Cinebench R23 (multi -core)
Core I9 9900K
12554
Ryzen ThreadAadripper 3960x
+179%
35058
Passmark CPU (single core)
Core i9 9900K
+10%
2960
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
2679
Passmark CPU (multi-core)
Core i9 9900K
18671
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
+195%
55142
Geekbench 5 (single core)
Core i9 9900K
+1%
1285
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
1277
Geekbench 5 (multi-core)
Core i9 9900K
90 R002 900X Threadripper 9003 9003
+161%
22285
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Specifications
List of full technical specifications for Intel Core i9 9900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
General information
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Release date | October 8, 2018 | November 25, 2019 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction set architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen 2 |
| Model number | i9-9900K | 3960X |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | sTRX4 |
| Integrated graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Performance
| Cores | 8 | 24 |
| Number of threads | 16 | 48 |
| Frequency | 3. 6 GHz |
3.8 GHz |
| Max. frequency in Turbo Boost | 5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 38x |
| Tire speed | 8 GT/s | — |
| Level 1 cache | 64KB (per core) | 64KB (per core) |
| Level 2 cache | 256KB (per core) | 512KB (per core) |
| Level 3 cache | 16MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power consumption
| Number of transistors | — | 23.5 billion |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95W | 280 W |
| Critical temperature | 100°C | 68°C |
| Integrated graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | — |
| GPU frequency | 350 MHz | — |
| Boost GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | — |
| Shader blocks | 192 | — |
| TMUs | 24 | — |
| ROPs | 3 | — |
| Computer units | 24 | — |
| TGP | 15W | — |
Max. resolution |
4096×2304 — 60Hz | — |
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 9900K
0.38 teraflops
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
n/a
Memory support
| Memory type | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max. size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Number of channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 95.37 GB/s |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
Other
| Official site | Site Intel Core i9 9900K | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Site |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Max. PCI Express lanes | 16 | 64 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | — |
Poll
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Core i9 9900K
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