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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $999
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7940X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7940X is 22 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $302.0 vs $819.3
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $2.32 vs $6.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 165 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$302
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
127
97.6923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$6.45/FPS
35.96899224806201%
Price, $
$819.3
36%
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
Buy for $819.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54546 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
85.47445255474453%
Multi-Core
7539
75.97500755819813%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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