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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 36 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 310 vs 304 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $395.0 vs $425.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7940X - $1.3 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
310
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
94.8905109489051%
Price, $
$425
92%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
304
98.06451612903226%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
71.82481751824817%
Multi-Core
2834
28.559911317141996%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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