Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #132
Rank #1,874
Core i9-9940X wins by 37.4% (Rank #132 vs #1874)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #209
Rank #1,865
Core i9-9940X wins by 37.9% (Rank #209 vs #1865)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #122
Rank #1,791
Core i9-9940X wins by 36.8% (Rank #122 vs #1791)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #189
Number Crunching not available for both processors.
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #171
Data Processing not available for both processors.
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #150
Physics & Compute not available for both processors.
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-9940X | Athlon 64 X2 4800+ | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
14
|
2
|
+85.7% |
| Threads |
28
|
2
|
+92.9% |
| Base Frequency |
3,300 MHz
|
2,400 MHz
|
+27.3% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
33x
|
12x
|
+63.6% |
| L1 Cache |
896 KB
|
125 KB
|
+86.1% |
| L2 Cache |
14 MiB
|
1 MiB
|
+93.2% |
| L3 Cache |
19 MiB
|
-- | |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
110 W
|
33.3% more |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
90 nm
|
84.4% less |
| Specification | Core i9-9940X | Athlon 64 X2 4800+ |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-9000 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-9940X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake X Refresh | Toledo |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket 939 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | µPGA |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR1 |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release Price | $1,387.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-9940X | Athlon 64 X2 4800+ |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | 199 mm² |
| Transistor Count | -- | 0.00 billion |
| Manufacturer | Intel | -- |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Transistor Count
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-9940X | Athlon 64 X2 4800+ |
|---|---|---|
| 3DNow! | ||
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AMD-V | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SMM | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| vPro | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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