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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 230 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 7 2700 - 186 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700 - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $185.0 vs $425.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7940X - $1.02 vs $2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
44.736842105263165%
Price, $
$425
43%
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 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
181
97.31182795698925%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Updated 348554 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1114
81.31386861313868%
Multi-Core
5489
55.3159326816487%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7940X or Ryzen 7 2700
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
42 FPS
$26.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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40 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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50 FPS
$26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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57 FPS
$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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57 FPS
$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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