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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 104 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 28 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i9-10940X - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $395.0 vs $780.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-10940X - $1.9 vs $3.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10940X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
$13.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$25.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$25.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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