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    Intel Core i9-9900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2018
    Intel Core i9-9900K

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 16 / Aug 2018
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      117%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      124%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      154%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900K

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 24% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 54% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    HTT
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    AES
    SHA
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2

    Architecture

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD_Zen_Plus
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
    Release DateSep 2018vsAug 2018

    Cores

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    Cores8vs16
    Threads16vs32
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

    Cache

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache16896 KB (shared)vs32768 KB

    Physical

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket SP3r2
    Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA14CvsFCLGA-4094
    Die Sizeunknownvs213mm²
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i9-9900KAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock Speed5000 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsvariable
    TDP95 Wvs125 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      6000 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      4070 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      41472 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      66563 points

    Points - higher is better


    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      2077
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      3210

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-9900K
      218
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
      175

    points - higher is better

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