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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-10940X

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-10940X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for $820 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 196 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for $820 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 196 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 383 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10940X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-10940X - 312 vs 298 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X

  • Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $820.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 29% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 5600X - $2.75 vs $3.85 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 28 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

312

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.85/FPS

71%

Price, $

$1199.99

68%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

298

95%

Value, $/FPS

$2.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$820

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

Buy for $820 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 196 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

80%

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1562

74%

Multi-Core

10769

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i9-10940X Logo

Intel Core i9-10940X

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateOct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
VermeerCodenameCascade Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
14
12Threads
28
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-10940X

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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