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Core i9-7940X vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i9-7940X vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1852 days newer than Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Core i9-7940X

  • Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 33% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-7940X - 269 vs 203 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

203

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

269

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.86/FPS

100%

Price, €

€769.42

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

47%

Multi-Core

9923

51%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Core i9-7940X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14Cores
16
28Threads
32
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
165 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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