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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 748 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 7 5800X - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9940X - 129 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $211.09 vs $870.7
- Up to 77% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9940X - $1.64 vs $7.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
123
95.34883720930233%
Value, $/FPS
$7.08/FPS
23.163841807909602%
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 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-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 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 7 5800X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
108 FPS
$21.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$997
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84 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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117 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$34.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$17.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$22.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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