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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 548 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $99.97 vs $780.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10940X - $0.19 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 8% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 2600X - 578 vs 537 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 28 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
537
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Core i9-10940X
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
139 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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