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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 164 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2400G - 129 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2400G - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $98.71 vs $219.36
- Up to 52% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7940X - $0.91 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.89/FPS
48.14814814814815%
Price, €
€243.49
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 175 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
FPS
121
93.7984496124031%
Value, €/FPS
€0.91/FPS
100%
Price, €
€109.57
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics - YD2400C5FBBOX
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In Stock
Updated 175 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Single-Core
1057
77.15328467153284%
Multi-Core
3294
33.19560616748967%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 12th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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