AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9 9940X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Intel Core i9 9940X +11%

1228

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10107

Intel Core i9 9940X +51%

15351

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i9 9940X +15%

1328

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Intel Core i9 9940X +69%

9787

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i9 9940X +11%

1189

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Intel Core i9 9940X +96%

14374

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i9 9940X +8%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i9 9940X +61%

28355

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i9 9940X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9940X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

105 W

Power Consumption

165 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

88 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

14

16

Performance Core Threads

28

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

14

16

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9940X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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