Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 374 days older than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 2500X - 141 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 28 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
80.51094890510949%
Multi-Core
3801
38.30494810037287%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
