Intel Core i9 9940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

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Intel Core i9 9940X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1228

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +7%

1323

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +56%

15351

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

9812

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1328

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +33%

1767

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +29%

9787

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7554

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

1189

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +12%

1339

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +89%

14374

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7577

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9940X

2608

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +5%

2740

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9940X +53%

28355

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

18504

Intel Core i9 9940X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2 (Matisse)

i9-9940X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

95 W

88 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

14

Performance Cores

6

28

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

14

Total Core Count

6

28

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9940X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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