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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i9-9940X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9940X
Intel Core i9-9940X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or Intel Core i9-9940X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i9-9940X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    462 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    392 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    650 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    451 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    67 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    140 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    97 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    380 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    225 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.75 times more cores

    14 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9940X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    216 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    71 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    129 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 14
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9940X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i9-9940X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 92 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 19.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i9-9940X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
344
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
457
Intel Core i9-9940X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3336
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
5912
Intel Core i9-9940X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
155
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
197
Intel Core i9-9940X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1532
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
2587
Intel Core i9-9940X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
899
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1164
Intel Core i9-9940X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
6034
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
13946
Intel Core i9-9940X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
14810
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
27017
Intel Core i9-9940X

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