What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7940X or AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600? Which processor is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
Intel Core i9-7940X has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2017.
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2017.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
score
More number of cores
8 times more cores
6
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 16% better overclocked clock speed
3.60 GHz
Common positions Intel Core i9-7940X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
score
Higher clock speed
Around 3% better clock speed
3.10 GHz
Performance per watt
About 0.58 times less performance per watt
165 W
Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Intel Core i9-7940X
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen
1
AMD Ryzen 1000
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.
3.20 GHz
6
3.60 GHz
12
Yes
Yes
normal
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
no iGPU
No turbo
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600 and Intel Core i9-7940X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
DDR4-2666
Yes
2
3.0
20
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7940X and AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.
95 W
95 °C
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-7940X and Intel Core i9-7940X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
x86-64 (64 bit)
AMD-V, SVM
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
16.00 MB
Summit Ridge (Zen)
14 nm
AM4
Q3/2017
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7940X and AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1600.
Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!
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