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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i9-7940X - 253 vs 242 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $289.00 vs $300.00
- Up to 8% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i9-7940X - $1.14 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
253
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$289
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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