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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1074 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Saints Row than Core i9-10940X - 187 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i9-10940X - $4.81 vs $5.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 32 vs 28 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $820.0 vs $899.99
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
164
87.70053475935828%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
96.2%
Price, $
$820
100%
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1562
53.16541865214431%
Multi-Core
10769
55.818172394132596%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 170 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 9 7950X or Core i9-10940X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
187 FPS
$24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$25.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,839
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187 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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74 FPS
$32.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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187 FPS
$22.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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111 FPS
$24.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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99 FPS
$30.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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153 FPS
$27.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,139.99
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162 FPS
$20.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,280.03
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94 FPS
$32.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,099
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