Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 5062 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Core i7-940
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 26% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-940 - 115 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
