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Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 5 3600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 261 days newer than Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 28 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Performs up to 23% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9940X - 37 vs 30 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

30

81.08108108108108%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

37

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£186.83

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £186.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75422 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

88.85505481120585%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo
Ryzen 5 3600X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1642

100%

Multi-Core

7000

65.21334078628657%

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo

Intel Core i9-9940X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores6
28
Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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