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Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 235 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 235 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 748 days newer than Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Core i9-9940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 28 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - 148 vs 131 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

131

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.36/FPS

100%

Price, €

€349

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 235 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

67%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

96%

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo

Core i9-9940X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores8
28
Threads16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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