Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 13% better in God of War than Core i9-9940X - 198 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9940X - $4.55 vs $4.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $870.7 vs $899.99
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
96%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
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 | 4.4 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 |