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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 27% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - 166 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €835.54 vs €839.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - €5.03 vs €6.4 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.03/FPS
100%
Price, €
€835.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 9 7950X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
166 FPS
€30.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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165 FPS
€15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,559
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166 FPS
€14.97/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,484.9
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166 FPS
€20.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,324.9
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166 FPS
€14.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,464.9
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163 FPS
€13.68/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,229.9
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157 FPS
€13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,174.9
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145 FPS
€13.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,959.9
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165 FPS
€15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,539.9
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