Ryzen 5 9500F vs Core i9-10940X: which is better

AMD Ryzen 5 9500F (desktop, 2025) against Intel Core i9-10940X (desktop, 2019): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 9500F is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 28,110 vs 27,569).
Ryzen 5 9500F is 60% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 9500F has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 165 W.
Different sockets (AM5 and LGA2066): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 5 9500F	Core i9-10940X
Overall score	39.0	38.2
PassMark CPU Mark	28,110	27,569
Single-thread rating	4,255	2,663
US price	no current price	from $327
Cores	6	14
Threads	12	28
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Max boost	5.0 GHz	4.8 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB	19.25 MB
TDP	65 W	165 W
Max power	88 W	165 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4 (quad-channel)
Memory speed	5600 MT/s	2933 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	AM5	LGA2066
Process	4 nm (TSMC N4P)	14 nm (Intel)
Architecture	Zen 5	Cascade Lake-X
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core X (10th Gen)
Release year	2025	2019
Integrated graphics	none	none

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