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In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 815 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i9-7940X - 186 vs 184 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $422.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.29 vs $2.77 per FPS
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1920 x 1080
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High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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