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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Core i9-9940X - 872 vs 782 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $369.0 vs $970.7
- Up to 66% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9940X - $0.42 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
872
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
872 FPS
$4.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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659 FPS
$2.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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605 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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834 FPS
$2.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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785 FPS
$2.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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721 FPS
$2.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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625 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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734 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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721 FPS
$2.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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751 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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