Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 143 days newer than Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 349 vs 340 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 28 vs 8 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
80.58394160583941%
Multi-Core
3644
36.722765292754204%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
