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Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-940 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.47

Overall Rank:
2512th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2598th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
755th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $348.00 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2947
Single Thread Rating
1310

Samples: 280*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,047
Thread: 1,276

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math16,252 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,909 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,846 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption540.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression65,113 KBytes/Sec
Physics366 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,732 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,310 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
 2,947
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K
 155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K
 148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.86
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
 8.47
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
 1,310
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1835324 - Jun 07 2023
3258
BL1835315 - Jun 07 2023
2947
BL1735711 - Feb 03 2023
3174
BL1585209 - Jun 23 2022
1315
BL1578271 - Jun 09 2022
1695
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
 2,947
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,494 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,347 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,217 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 2,837 (-3.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-940
 2,518 (-14.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-940
 2,389 (-18.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core i7-940
 2,358 (-20.0%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-940
 6,787 (+130.3%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,424 (+16.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,329 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,136 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
 3,001 (+1.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,939
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
 564