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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1852 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Valorant than Core i9-7940X - 978 vs 772 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $380.99 vs $425.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-7940X - $0.32 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
978
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
772
78.93660531697341%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
71.11111111111111%
Price, $
$425
89%
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
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
46.86965446459118%
Multi-Core
9923
55.59415093282537%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-7940X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
940 FPS
$3.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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830 FPS
$2.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
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940 FPS
$2.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
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978 FPS
$3.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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712 FPS
$2.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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891 FPS
$2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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891 FPS
$2.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
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940 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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891 FPS
$2.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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827 FPS
$3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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