Intel Core i9-9900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900X |
11% higher single threaded performance. |
85 watts lower power draw. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 161% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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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 | | | |
Boost 3.0 | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
XFR | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | AMD Zen+ |
Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
Codename | Skylake-X | vs | Zen |
Release Date | Oct 2018 | vs | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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Cores | 10 | vs | 32 |
Threads | 20 | vs | 64 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 19.25MB (shared) | vs | 32768 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | uPGA |
Die Size | unknown | vs | 384mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 12 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-9900X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | unknown | vs | variable |
TDP | 165 W | vs | 250 W |
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