PC World - USA 2020-07)

JULY 2020 PCWorld 61

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Core i9-10940X Cascade Lake-X (14/28)

Core i9-10920X Cascade Lake-X (12/24)

Core i9-9900KF Coffee Lake R (8/16)

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Castle Peak (24/48)

Core i9-10900X Cascade Lake-X (10/20)

Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake R (8/16) Street

Ryzen Threadripper 3990WX Castle Peak (64/128)

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Castle Peak (32/64)

Ryzen 5 3500X Matisse (6/6)

Core i9-9900KS Coffee Lake R (8/16)

Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake R (8/16)

Core i3-9350KF Coffee Lake R (4/4)

Corei7-9700F Coffee Lake R (8/8)

Corei5-9600KF Coffee Lake R (6/6)

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Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake R (8/8) Street

Core i9-9920X Skylake-X (12/24)

Core i9-9960X Skylake-X (16/32)

Xeon W 3175X Skylake-X (28/56)

Core i9-9980XE Skylake-X (18/36)

Core i7-5960X Haswell-E (8/16)

Core i7-6950X Broadwell-E (10/20)

Core i9-9900KS Coffee Lake R (8/16) Street

Cost per thread

Dollars

be defined by 2016’s 10-core Core i7-6950X.
That chip had a price of $1,723, which meant
you were paying $86 per thread. By 2017,
AMD’s Ryzen had emerged as a threat, and
the 10-core Core i9-7900X had cut the price
per thread to $49. Intel kept that price steady
for 2018’s 10-core Core i9-9900X. With the
10-core Core i9-10900X, Intel slashed prices
to $30 per thread, or $590.
With the $488 Core i9-10900K, the price

of 10 cores from Intel hits an all-time low,

which is good news for consumers no matter

what side of the fence you sit on.

In the end, AMD still makes it a better choice

and a better deal for most—but for those who

want higher clock speeds and more

performance on lighter workloads—Intel’s

10th-gen Core i9-10900K and its sibling at least

are worth considering. That, frankly, is a victory

from the situation it has been in.

Core i7-9700KF Coffee Lake R (8/8) $44