Intel Core i9 10940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10940X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +32%

1234

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +247%

16117

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +29%

1471

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +202%

11287

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +24%

1144

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +251%

13573

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +27%

2686

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +207%

27907

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i9 10940X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i9-10940X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

86 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

14

Performance Cores

4

28

Performance Core Threads

8

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

14

Total Core Count

4

28

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10940X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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