Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 9 5900 is 4439 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 25% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-940 - 256 vs 204 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
21.783625730994153%
Multi-Core
1532
15.529650278763304%
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
