HEXUS Bang4Buck and Bang4Watt
The performance benchmarks on the previous pages tell part of the story, but it is always fun to add some Bang4Buck metrics into the mix. Do be aware that there are many methods of calculating such results - different benchmarks will skew the outcome, and prices can both fluctuate daily and vary wildly depending on region.
We've chosen to use the multi-threaded Cinebench R20 test as a basis for our results, and pricing was taken from Newegg.com, or SRP pricing, as on February 5, 2020.
The hugely impressive performance of the 3990X is muted by its comparatively high price. Though it is 2.7x faster than the desktop Ryzen 9 3950X, it is 5.3x as expensive, and that's why its bang4buck is about half that of the leader.
A 280W TDP usually spells trouble for this graph. We measured system-wide power consumption as 426W for the 3990X. That's small fry when the performance is over 25K, so it's no surprise to see it crash through the 50-point barrier with consummate ease. That's what 128 Zen 2 threads gets you.
Putting the two together, the overall weighted score is actually very good for such an expensive chip.
