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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 5% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-7940X - 148 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $284.0 vs $425.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-7940X - $1.92 vs $3.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 28 vs 16 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
141
95.27027027027027%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
63.7873754152824%
Price, $
$425
66%
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i9-7940X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$27.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$42/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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74 FPS
$26.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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