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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1183 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 10% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10940X - 114 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $369.0 vs $780.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10940X - $3.24 vs $7.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 28 vs 24 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i9-10940X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$38.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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61 FPS
$39.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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61 FPS
$29.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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111 FPS
$29.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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