Compare processors

Intel logo Core i9-9940X
versus
AMD logo Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Core i9-9940X logo AMD Ryzen 5 5500 logo
General information Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5500
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Cezanne
Clock 3.3 GHz 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.2 GHz 6.7 %
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 × 16 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5500
Overall Score 65263 0 % 59550 8.8 %
Future Proof 68 % 22.7 % 88 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18141 0 % 12575 30.7 %
Single Thread Score 2655.7 13.1 % 3056.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 29.6 % 15107.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 460.4 MB/s 0 % 239 MB/s 48.1 %
String objects sorting 59040.6 thousand/s 0 % 25265 thousand/s 57.2 %
Prime numbers generation 97.9 millions/s 0 % 57.8 millions/s 40.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 104064 millions/s 0 % 65583.4 millions/s 37 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65424.7 millions/s 0 % 36776.3 millions/s 43.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Ryzen 5 5500.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Ryzen 5 5500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.6 FPS 131.6 FPS
High settings 237.7 FPS 210.5 FPS
Medium settings 297.2 FPS 263.2 FPS
Low settings 371.5 FPS 328.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.4 %

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 5500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.5 FPS 155.4 FPS
High settings 264.7 FPS 248.7 FPS
Medium settings 330.9 FPS 310.8 FPS
Low settings 413.7 FPS 388.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.1 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors