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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 33% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i9-7940X - 134 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $375.22 vs $425.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i9-7940X - $2.8 vs $4.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
101
75.3731343283582%
Value, $/FPS
$4.21/FPS
66.5083135391924%
Price, $
$425
88%
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 High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
62.58565555047967%
Multi-Core
9923
81.6103297968583%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 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 |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-7940X
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
58 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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83 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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134 FPS
$29.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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61 FPS
$22.13/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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113 FPS
$23.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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65 FPS
$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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80 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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81 FPS
$24.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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65 FPS
$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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88 FPS
$64.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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