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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 404 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $106.47 vs $675.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10940X - $0.66 vs $3.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 17% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 2500X - 189 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 28 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
162
85.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.57/FPS
18.487394957983195%
Price, $
$675
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
70.6145966709347%
Multi-Core
3801
35.29575633763581%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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