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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 383 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 13% better in Starfield than Core i9-10940X - 69 vs 61 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $820.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 23% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 5600X - $13.44 vs $17.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 28 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
69
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.39/FPS
77.2857964347326%
Price, $
$1199.99
68%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
88.40579710144928%
Value, $/FPS
$13.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$820
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-10940X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
24 FPS
$43.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$37.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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31 FPS
$33.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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24 FPS
$52.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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50 FPS
$36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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21 FPS
$49.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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24 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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26 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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31 FPS
$75.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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19 FPS
$82.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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