AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Core i9-10940X

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Core i9-10940X and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as AIDA64, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, Gears 5, WPrime, Blender, PCMark 10, PassMark, Prime95, Blender, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valorant
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10940X or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

60%

Core i9-10940X

58%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 3% better than Core i9-10940X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

55%

Core i9-10940X

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Control, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.5	104.3
Valorant	112.0	118.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.7	66.4
Apex Legends	105.2	111.4
Call of Duty Warzone	84.0	88.9
Overwatch	90.7	96.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.2	81.8
DOOM Eternal	56.0	59.2
Warzone	87.3	92.4
Assassin's Creed	94.0	99.5
Valheim	92.9	98.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

147%

Core i9-10940X

24%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10940X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i9-10940X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	319	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3089	3117
Cinbench 20 Single-core	743	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6772	7609
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1844	1263
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18847	21309

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i9-10940X
Single-Core	4117	2704
Multi-Core	34073	29374

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i9-10940X
Single-Core	1544	1226
Multi-Core	10313	15950

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i9-10940X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	14
Threads	16	28
Bus rate		8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		256 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		94 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7: 100-000000541 FP7r2: 100-000000563

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i9-10940X has 6 more core than Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10940X is better: 25
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS and Intel Core i9-10940X before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10940X specs and review.