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Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i9-9940X vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 748 days newer than Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 28 vs 16 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9940X - 179 vs 172 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

172

96%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.99/FPS

100%

Price, £

£178

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £178 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17022 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

66%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

95%

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo

Intel Core i9-9940X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores8
28
Threads16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 7 5800X

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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