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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1951 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $397.83 vs $469.9
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 18% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7940X - 155 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 0% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7940X - $3.03 vs $3.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$469.9
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7940X or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
$23.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$25.2/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$24.41/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
$24.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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127 FPS
$21.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
$25.21/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$22.21/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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