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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 221 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $123.75 vs $1388.88
- 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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
77.31322823851954%
Multi-Core
3619
33.715297186510156%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 5 3400G
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
18 FPS
$46.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$300/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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