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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 38% better in Starfield than Core i9-10940X - 84 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $582.58 vs $780.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10940X - $6.94 vs $12.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 32 vs 28 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$582.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10940X or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$54.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$45.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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70 FPS
$42.86/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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