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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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General information Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5600X
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Vermeer
Clock 3.3 GHz 10.8 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 2.2 % 4.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 14 0 % 6 57.1 %
Threads 28 0 % 12 57.1 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 7 nm 50 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
6 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 32 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5600X
Overall Score 65009 0 % 61111 6 %
Future Proof 68 % 13.9 % 79 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 17861 0 % 13947 21.9 %
Single Thread Score 2618.8 22.6 % 3384.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 32 % 15632.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 459 MB/s 0 % 246.3 MB/s 46.3 %
String objects sorting 58275.4 thousand/s 0 % 26514.6 thousand/s 54.5 %
Prime numbers generation 96.5 millions/s 26.3 % 130.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 105110 millions/s 0 % 71956.5 millions/s 31.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65489.9 millions/s 0 % 39390.5 millions/s 39.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Ryzen 5 5600X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5600X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 136.9 FPS
High settings 237.6 FPS 219.0 FPS
Medium settings 297.0 FPS 273.7 FPS
Low settings 371.2 FPS 342.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5600X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.5 FPS 159.5 FPS
High settings 266.4 FPS 255.1 FPS
Medium settings 333.0 FPS 318.9 FPS
Low settings 416.3 FPS 398.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.2 %
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