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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 11% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9940X - 136 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $216.23 vs $870.7
- Up to 78% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9940X - $1.59 vs $7.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
123
90.44117647058823%
Value, $/FPS
$7.08/FPS
22.45762711864407%
Price, $
$870.7
24%
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$216.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
50.96053091163115%
Multi-Core
10734
83.81353947060202%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 5 7600X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$18.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
$16.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
$34.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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124 FPS
$16.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$20.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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