Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 14 Cores and 28 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 14 Threads: 28

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 14 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 19 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7940X CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i9-7940X CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 67.50

Overall Rank: 375

Last Price Change: $385.00 USD (2024-05-09)

Average CPU Mark

25987

Single Thread Rating: 2491
Samples: 411*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 25,412
Thread: 2,399

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	96,406 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	60,270 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	91 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	53,784 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	9,646 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	428,116 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,345 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	34,360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,491 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$385.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,987
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		67.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		2,491

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2085932 - Apr 24 2024		28571
BL2064664 - Mar 29 2024		26260
BL2045178 - Mar 08 2024		19749
BL2026769 - Feb 17 2024		16732
BL2010441 - Jan 30 2024		22872

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,987
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		21,175 (-18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7940X		28,293 (+8.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		27,574 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,142 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X		22,924 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		32,657 (+25.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,626 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		22,929 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-7940X		20,480 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		17,194 (-33.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7940X		32,739 (+26.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-7940X		31,616 (+21.7%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		2,275

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