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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-7940X - 142 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $279.0 vs $425.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-7940X - $1.96 vs $3.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
135
95.07042253521126%
Value, $/FPS
$3.15/FPS
62.22222222222222%
Price, $
$425
65%
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 348552 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
62.872877466727864%
Multi-Core
9923
83.50584869140789%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-7940X
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
$22.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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42 FPS
$39.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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83 FPS
$36.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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83 FPS
$37.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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60 FPS
$31.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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83 FPS
$34.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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60 FPS
$31.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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113 FPS
$26.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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53 FPS
$26.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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75 FPS
$28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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