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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9940X - 230 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $278.95 vs $1388.88
- Up to 82% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9940X - $1.21 vs $6.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$278.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
85 FPS
$15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$11.18/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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