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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-940

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 4371 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 72% better in War Thunder than Core i7-940 - 223 vs 130 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

223

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€97.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 97.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

130

58%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

21%

Multi-Core

1532

18%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
VermeerCodenameBloomfield
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
65 W
TDP130 W
7 nm
Process Size45 nm
37.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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