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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 4371 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 19% better in Saints Row than Core i7-940 - 174 vs 146 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 24 vs 8 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
141 FPS
£11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,620
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99 FPS
£16.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,592.4
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