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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $100.99 vs $998.95
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 3400G - 417 vs 401 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 28 vs 8 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
77.31322823851954%
Multi-Core
3619
33.715297186510156%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3400G or Core i9-9940X
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$9.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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70 FPS
$8.57/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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