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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 634 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Performs up to 3% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9940X - 181 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $897.22 vs $970.7
- Up to 10% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9940X - $4.96 vs $5.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 165 vs 280 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$897.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread 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
Ultimate
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 14th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket WRX8 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 28 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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