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FEATURE CORE I9-9900K VS. RYZEN 9 3900X

o outsiders, AMD’s triumphant posts, we’ll sum up the strengths and
launch of Ryzen 3000 looks like weaknesses of these two power house CPUs

total victory with the only thing left and when they’re right for you.
T to do is schedule the ticker-tape

parade down Broadway. IF YOU DO MULTI-
Intel, meanwhile, has to look for an THREADED WORK, BUY...
impoverished nation to dump a truckload of RYZEN 3000

2019 CPU Champions shirts onto. This should come as no shock to anyone who
Fortunately, the truth is a lot more nuanced. has watched AMD’s Ryzen since the
And while we’d also name AMD’s Ryzen 3000 beginning. AMD essentially democratized

the overall champs, reality requires a lot more CPU cores with the first Ryzen and hasn’t
context on the CPU that’s right for you. stopped dragging down the cost per thread

So to keep you from having to sift through ever since. Just to give you an idea: Intel
dozens of reviews and hundreds of forum charged $1,723 for the 10-core Core

Cost per thread (Dollars)
Ryzen 5 2600 (6/12) $12
Ryzen 7 2700 (8/16) $13
Ryzen 5 2600X (6/12) $15
Ryzen 5 3600 (6/12) $17
Ryzen 7 2700X (8/16) $17
Ryzen 7 3700X (8/16) $21
Ryzen 5 3600X (6/12) $21
Ryzen 9 3900X (12/24) $21
Ryzen 9 3950X (16/32) $23
Ryzen 7 3800X (8/16) $25
Threadripper 2990WX (32/64) $25
Threadripper 2950X (16/32) $26
Core i9-9900 (8/16) $27
Core i9-9900K (8/16) $31
Core i9-9900KF (8/16) $34
Core i5-9600 (6/6) $37
Core i5-9600KF (6/6) $42
Core i5-9600K (6/6) $43
Core i9-9920XE (12/24) $50
Core i7-9900K (8/8) $51
Core i7-9700KF (8/8) $52
Core i9-9960XE (16/32) $53
Xeon W-3175X (28/56) $54
Core i9-9980XE (18/36) $56

Per thread costs based on street pricing in June 2019.

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