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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4371 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 21% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-940 - 93 vs 77 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €49.0 vs €304.07
- Up to 80% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.64 vs €3.27 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Bloomfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-940
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
€23.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
€21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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76 FPS
€20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
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55 FPS
€21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
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65 FPS
€25.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,634.32
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93 FPS
€31.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,969.9
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83 FPS
€19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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83 FPS
€20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
€39.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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86 FPS
€19.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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