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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-10940X - 237 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £319.99 vs £799.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-10940X - £1.35 vs £3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 32 vs 28 threads
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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
237
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£1.35/FPS
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Price, £
£319.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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