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MSRP $1399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 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 3960X is 402 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Core i9-9940X
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 165 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-9940X - 163 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $1070.00 vs $1388.88
- Up to 24% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9940X - $6.56 vs $8.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 48 vs 28 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1070
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 130 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X | vs | Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 24 |
| 28 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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