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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 1538 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9940X - 114 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $406.02 vs $870.7
- Up to 58% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9940X - $3.56 vs $8.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
102
89.47368421052632%
Value, $/FPS
$8.54/FPS
41.68618266978923%
Price, $
$870.7
46%
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 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$406.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
51.700921332388376%
Multi-Core
10734
61.41083586017507%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
$52.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$27.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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111 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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109 FPS
$27.98/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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111 FPS
$28.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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