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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7940X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7940X is 364 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $397.83 vs $1075.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $2.29 vs $6.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 165 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$397.83
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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