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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 Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9940X - 194 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $343.99 vs $1388.88
- Up to 78% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9940X - $1.77 vs $7.89 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
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
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 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$343.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
100 FPS
$13/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$26.29/FPS
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64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$51/FPS
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64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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