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Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i9-10940X

Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i9-10940X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler

Buy for CA$1,348.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74432 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for CA$1,560.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74433 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler

Buy for CA$1,348.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74432 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i9-10940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for CA$1,560.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74433 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 37 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10940X - 118 vs 115 FPS
  • Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - CA$1348.42 vs CA$1560.13
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 32 vs 28 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

118

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$1348.42

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler

Buy for CA$1,348.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74432 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

115

97.45762711864407%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$1560.13

86%

Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for CA$1,560.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74433 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

99.3221283313214%

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1562

91.66666666666666%

Multi-Core

10769

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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Intel Core i9-10940X Logo

Intel Core i9-10940X

Nov 25th, 2019
Release DateOct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i9 Extreme
MatisseCodenameCascade Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores14
32
Threads28
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
105 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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