Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X is 3440 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i7-940 - 685 vs 598 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
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Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
36.135812449474535%
Multi-Core
1532
29.10887326619799%
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Bloomfield | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 95 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |