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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-9940X

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-9940X: 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

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Intel Core i9-9940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Buy for $870.7 on Amazon

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Updated 3 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 3 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-9940X

3.3 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Buy for $870.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Core i9-9940X - 227 vs 197 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $870.7 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 16% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 5 5600X - $4.42 vs $5.29 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 28 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

227

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.29/FPS

83%

Price, $

$1199.99

72%

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 3 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

197

86%

Value, $/FPS

$4.42/FPS

100%

Price, $

$870.7

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)

Buy for $870.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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 i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

69%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i9-9940X Logo

Intel Core i9-9940X

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
VermeerCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
14
12Threads
28
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-9940X

Rust, 1920 x 1080, High

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