Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 20% better in Rust than Core i9-7940X - 231 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $369.0 vs $397.83
- Up to 22% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7940X - $1.6 vs $2.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | 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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |