AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
Summary
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
143%
Intel Core i9-7940X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
141%
Intel Core i9-7940X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
145%
Intel Core i9-7940X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 41% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 45% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 43% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7940X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 3 | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Vermeer | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Nov 2020 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| Cores | 16 | vs | 14 |
| Threads | 32 | vs | 28 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB | vs | 19712 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 428mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4900 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 105 W | vs | 165 W |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
5880 points
Intel Core i9-7940X
5280 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
79641 points
Intel Core i9-7940X
62496 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better