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In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 79 days older than Ryzen 5 3550H.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3550H - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3550H - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$999.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3550H
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 5 3550H
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
4 FPS
$219.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 3550H
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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