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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 249 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2400G - 221 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2400G - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $135.0 vs $998.95
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Tray
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Single-Core
1057
72.44688142563399%
Multi-Core
3294
30.68753493571828%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 12th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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