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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X is 183 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 7 2700 - 258 vs 254 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 79% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $185.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 78% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9940X - $0.73 vs $3.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/FPS
21.661721068249257%
Price, $
$870.7
21%
FPS Winner
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 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
254
98.44961240310077%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1114
76.35366689513366%
Multi-Core
5489
51.136575367989565%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 7 2700
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
65 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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84 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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84 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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