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Core i7-940 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-940 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 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 5 5500 is 4886 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 5% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-940 - 263 vs 250 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

250

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

263

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, ‎4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm

Buy for 98 on Amazon

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Updated 84 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

24%

Multi-Core

1532

20%

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Core i7-940

vs

Ryzen 5 5500

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
22.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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