Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 674 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Core i9-7940X - 208 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7940X - $2.14 vs $2.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $425.0 vs $445.0
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$445
95%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 28 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |