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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 1279 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - 146 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $294.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 70% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - $2.01 vs $6.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 28 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
89.72602739726028%
Value, $/FPS
$6.65/FPS
30.225563909774433%
Price, $
$870.7
33%
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
69.77522716403635%
Multi-Core
10734
97.973713033954%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Core i9-9940X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
144 FPS
$16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
In Stock
146 FPS
$14.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
146 FPS
$22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
In Stock
146 FPS
$22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
In Stock
125 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
In Stock
144 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
146 FPS
$14.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
144 FPS
$16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
In Stock
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