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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 4371 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 38% better in New World than Core i7-940 - 135 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 32 vs 8 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
20.420283234353587%
Multi-Core
1532
12.599720371741096%
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Ryzen 9 5950X
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
79 FPS
$16.46/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$13.53/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
$24.53/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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$32.01/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$37.78/FPS
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$53.12/FPS
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$32.35/FPS
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