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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 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 9 7900 - 28 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 20% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9940X - 159 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $368.99 vs $870.7
- Up to 65% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9940X - $2.32 vs $6.6 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
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
132
83.01886792452831%
Value, $/FPS
$6.6/FPS
35.15151515151515%
Price, $
$870.7
42%
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 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
51.664305949008494%
Multi-Core
10734
64.11037448485935%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 9 7900
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
124 FPS
$26.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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