AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-10940X

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Intel Core i9-10940X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1299Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1156
14173Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score13221
39194PassMark CPU Mark Rating29041
2742PassMark Single Thread Rating2736
132773DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen 9 3950XProcessorIntel Core i9-10940X
3500 MHzFrequency3300 MHz
4700 MHzMaximum Frequency4600 MHz
16Cores14
32Threads28
105 WTDP165 W
MatisseCodenameCascade Lake
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageSocket 2066 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1299Single-Core Score1163
16494Multi-Core Score12368
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 21.04Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C35ModelDell Inc. Precision 5820 Tower X-Series
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MEG X570 ACE (MS-7C35)MotherboardDell Inc. 0XNJ2Y
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen 9 3950XNameIntel Core i9-10940X
1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 14 Cores, 28 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 7
5.44 GHzBase Frequency3.29 GHz
Maximum Frequency4788 MHz
PackageSocket 2066 LGA
CodenameCascade Lake-X
32.0 KB x 16L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 14
32.0 KB x 16L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 14
512 KB x 16L2 Cache1.00 MB x 14
16.0 MB x 4L3 Cache19.3 MB x 1

Memory Information

31.33 GBSize256.00 GB
Frequency1464 MHz
TypeDDR4 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1299Single-Core Score1163
2203Crypto Score1597
1145Integer Score1108
1482Floating Point Score 1209
2203
3.76 GB/sec
AES-XTS1597
2.72 GB/sec
1300
6.58 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1228
6.21 MB/sec
1211
57.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1272
60.2 Mpixels/sec
1270
3.58 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)852
2.40 MTE/sec
948
1.11 MElements/sec
HTML51021
1.20 MElements/sec
982
307.7 Krows/sec
SQLite1134
355.4 Krows/sec
1121
60.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1087
59.0 Mpixels/sec
1081
344.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering1123
357.8 KB/sec
1140
8.89 Klines/sec
Clang1194
9.31 Klines/sec
1317
15.3 images/sec
Camera1119
13.0 images/sec
1404
1.76 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1085
1.36 Mpairs/sec
1213
7513.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1191
7381.1 FPS
1455
80.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur776
42.7 Mpixels/sec
1355
10.4 images/sec
Face Detection1214
9.35 images/sec
1216
30.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection919
22.7 Mpixels/sec
2597
127.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2029
99.5 Mpixels/sec
2530
34.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR2191
29.9 Mpixels/sec
1656
1.33 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1602
1.29 Mpixels/sec
1126
10.1 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1034
9.27 Kpixels/sec
1261
40.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1074
34.3 Words/sec
1199
46.3 images/sec
Machine Learning910
35.2 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

16494Multi-Core Score12368
7969Crypto Score10858
16410Integer Score12192
18097Floating Point Score 13001
7969
13.6 GB/sec
AES-XTS10858
18.5 GB/sec
22985
116.3 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)14466
73.2 MB/sec
21617
1.02 Gpixels/sec
Image Compression18803
889.5 Mpixels/sec
6536
18.4 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)6945
19.6 MTE/sec
21156
24.8 MElements/sec
HTML511731
13.8 MElements/sec
22174
6.95 Mrows/sec
SQLite13413
4.20 Mrows/sec
16224
880.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering12753
692.1 Mpixels/sec
8869
2.76 MB/sec
Text Rendering10036
3.12 MB/sec
24842
193.6 Klines/sec
Clang13861
108.0 Klines/sec
15845
183.7 images/sec
Camera11286
130.8 images/sec
15841
19.8 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics10441
13.1 Mpairs/sec
27323
169278.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics18040
111764.9 FPS
18062
992.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur11178
614.5 Mpixels/sec
23291
179.3 images/sec
Face Detection14160
109.0 images/sec
15768
388.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection13547
333.9 Mpixels/sec
26280
1.29 Gpixels/sec
Image Inpainting16442
806.6 Mpixels/sec
31289
426.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR26075
355.3 Mpixels/sec
30564
24.5 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing19723
15.8 Mpixels/sec
18161
162.7 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion12499
112.0 Kpixels/sec
11791
377.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition7455
238.3 Words/sec
4414
170.6 images/sec
Machine Learning5639
217.9 images/sec