Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1229 days older than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 5 5500U - 265 vs 263 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 28 vs 12 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lucienne | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Radeon Graphics 448SP | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
