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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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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 Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €49.0 vs €283.47
- Up to 75% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.3 vs €1.2 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 42% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-940 - 236 vs 166 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
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
230 FPS
€8.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,879.9
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227 FPS
€7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,694.9
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167 FPS
€6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,119.9
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178 FPS
€6.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,139.9
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211 FPS
€7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,549
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193 FPS
€7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,364.9
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193 FPS
€7.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,449
In Stock
193 FPS
€7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,533.22
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236 FPS
€12.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,944.9
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222 FPS
€6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,549.9
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