Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz 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 i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 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) i9-9940X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 29.26

Overall Rank: 325

Last Price Change: $959.00 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark

28059

Single Thread Rating: 2632
Samples: 173*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 26,755
Thread: 2,449

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	104,587 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,229 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	97 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,864 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,626 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	467,259 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,832 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,632 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th 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
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	$959.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,376
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		28,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,316
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,467
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.57
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.60
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		29.26
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 12th 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
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,632
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2056128 - Mar 20 2024		30974
BL2054473 - Mar 18 2024 [Overclocked]		32995
BL2052622 - Mar 15 2024		25099
BL2048736 - Mar 11 2024 [Overclocked]		32478
BL2010375 - Jan 30 2024		27464

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		28,059
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		29,394 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,054 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,900 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-9940X		29,949 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		26,274 (-6.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		25,557 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,856 (+17.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,574 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,657 (+16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,817 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,563 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,178 (+7.6%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,710
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,264
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,152
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,000
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		7,524
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,384

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