Intel Core i9 9940X vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 8700F with 8 cores 4.1GHz . 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 83.2GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 3.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
1228
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+45%
1788
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
15351
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+14%
17614
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+106%
2745
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
9787
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+46%
14317
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
2608
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+49%
3904
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
28355
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+9%
31075
General Parameters
Oct 2018
Release Date
May 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
i9-9940X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2066
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
-
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
88 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
178 mm²
CPU Performance
14
Performance Cores
8
28
Performance Core Threads
16
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
14
Total Core Count
8
28
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
41
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
85 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
16 TOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
44
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
