Answer: AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series of desktop CPUs are very competitive against Intel’s desktop line up offering more cores (16 core/32 thread for AMD and 8 core/16 thread for Intel) but with a lower power draw - Intel may have a lower TDP on paper but my 12 core/24 thread 3900x tops out at around 140W while a i9 9900K can easily hit 160W-180W at stock settings despite having a 10W lower TDP.