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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9940X - 203 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $369.0 vs $970.7
- Up to 65% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9940X - $1.82 vs $5.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-9940X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
203 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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109 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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92 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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178 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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156 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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131 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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98 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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136 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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131 FPS
$12.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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