Intel Core i9-10940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-10940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, 3DMark, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Furmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, RealBench, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i9-10940X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10940X

58%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10940X is 5% better than Ryzen 5 3600X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10940X

59%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.3	96.0
Valorant	118.5	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	66.4	61.1
Apex Legends	111.4	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	88.9	81.9
Overwatch	96.0	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.8	75.3
DOOM Eternal	59.2	54.6
Warzone	92.4	85.1
Assassin's Creed	99.5	91.7
Valheim	98.3	90.6

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i9-10940X

24%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3600X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10940X since it has less power consumption: 165W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out 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. Because there are still many programs that can 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

	Intel Core i9-10940X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	201	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3117	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	442	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7609	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1263	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	21309	9588

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

	Intel Core i9-10940X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2704	2651
Multi-Core	29374	18377

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

	Intel Core i9-10940X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1226	1341
Multi-Core	15950	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-10940X	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Core name	Cascade Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	14	6
Threads	28	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	165 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	256 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	94 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600X is 13% better than Core i9-10940X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10940X has 8 more core than Ryzen 5 3600X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10940X is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 11
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-10940X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i9-10940X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.