Intel Core i9-9940X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,414

Rank #132

vs
5,993

Rank #253

6,414
5,993

Core i9-9940X wins by 6.6% (Rank #132 vs #253)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,170

Rank #209

vs
6,255

Rank #185

6,170
6,255

Ryzen 7 7736U wins by 1.4% (Rank #209 vs #185)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,781

Rank #122

vs
5,601

Rank #356

6,781
5,601

Core i9-9940X wins by 17.4% (Rank #122 vs #356)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,466

Rank #189

vs
5,144

Rank #305

5,466
5,144

Core i9-9940X wins by 5.9% (Rank #189 vs #305)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,654

Rank #171

vs
5,255

Rank #295

5,654
5,255

Core i9-9940X wins by 7.1% (Rank #171 vs #295)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,650

Rank #150

vs
5,156

Rank #310

5,650
5,156

Core i9-9940X wins by 8.7% (Rank #150 vs #310)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-9940X Ryzen 7 7736U Diff
Cores
14
8
+42.9%
Threads
28
16
+42.9%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
2,700 MHz
+18.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
27x
+18.2%
L1 Cache
896 KB
62 KB
+93%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
0 MiB
+96.5%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
15 MiB
+20.7%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
15 W
90.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
6 nm
57.1% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-9940X Ryzen 7 7736U
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-9000 --
Model Number i9-9940X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake X Refresh Rembrandt-R
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket Socket FP7
Package FCLGA-2066 FP7, FP7r2
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,387.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Ryzen 7 7736U
AMD

Family

Core i9-9940X
Core
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Series

Core i9-9940X
i9-9000
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Model Number

Core i9-9940X
i9-9940X
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-9940X
Skylake
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Core Name

Core i9-9940X
Skylake X Refresh
Ryzen 7 7736U
Rembrandt-R

Core Family

Core i9-9940X
6
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Socket

Core i9-9940X
Socket
Ryzen 7 7736U
Socket FP7

Package

Core i9-9940X
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen 7 7736U
FP7, FP7r2

Chipset

Core i9-9940X
Lewisburg
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Memory Type

Core i9-9940X
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 7 7736U
DDR5

ECC Support

Core i9-9940X
No
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-9940X
3.0
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-9940X
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Market Segment

Core i9-9940X
Desktop
Ryzen 7 7736U
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-9940X
$1,387.00
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-9940X
No
Ryzen 7 7736U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-9940X Ryzen 7 7736U
Process 14 nm 6 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 208 mm²
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-9940X
14 nm
Ryzen 7 7736U
6 nm

Die Area

Core i9-9940X
484 mm²
Ryzen 7 7736U
208 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Ryzen 7 7736U
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-9940X
CMOS
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

Word Size

Core i9-9940X
64-bit
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

ISA

Core i9-9940X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 7 7736U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-9940X Ryzen 7 7736U
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
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64