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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700 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 7700 is 1548 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 7700 - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 33% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9940X - 749 vs 565 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $272.69 vs $870.7
- Up to 77% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9940X - $0.36 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
565
75.43391188251002%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
23.376623376623375%
Price, $
$870.7
31%
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 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
749
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$272.69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
51.121233356692365%
Multi-Core
10734
72.48784440842788%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 7 7700
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
442 FPS
$2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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488 FPS
$3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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553 FPS
$3.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099
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442 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,288
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553 FPS
$3.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899
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553 FPS
$4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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448 FPS
$2.83/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,268.23
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582 FPS
$2.75/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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442 FPS
$3.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.98
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442 FPS
$2.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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