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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i9-9940X - 190 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $285.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 68% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-9940X - $1.5 vs $4.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 28 vs 16 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
184
96.84210526315789%
Value, $/FPS
$4.73/FPS
31.712473572938688%
Price, $
$870.7
32%
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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Updated 358207 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
50.17193947730399%
Multi-Core
10734
70.32693441656292%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i9-9940X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
164 FPS
$10.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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145 FPS
$13.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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164 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.98
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145 FPS
$12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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145 FPS
$11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
145 FPS
$12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
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164 FPS
$14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,349
In Stock
164 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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164 FPS
$12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,989.99
In Stock
110 FPS
$12.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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