https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-12-core-cpu-world-record-core-i9-9920x-6-ghz/

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X might just be the fastest overall processor in the $500 US segment, with 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 2 core architecture. While the chip has been out in the market for a while, Australian overclocker (via Shaun Fosmark @ Twitter) has pushed the chip to an impressive 5.62 GHz, beating out Intel's own 12 core chips clocked at around 6 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is the highest core count CPU you can buy under for $500 US and the only Intel option you can get for that much is the Core i9-9900KS. While Intel may have the general clock speed advantage, the recent overclocking sessions once again show that Intel's IPC lead is no more and Zen 2 has outclassed Intel's aging Skylake architecture and its several revisions.