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Core i9-7940X vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Core i9-7940X vs Ryzen 5 5600G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $259

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 1320 days newer than Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Core i9-7940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 28 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Performs up to 7% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-7940X - 252 vs 235 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

235

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

252

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€156.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

71%

Multi-Core

9923

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

100%

Multi-Core

7665

77%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Core i9-7940X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameCezanne
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Cores6
Threads12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
165 WTDP
14 nmProcess Size
31.0xMultiplier
NoneIntegrated Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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