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Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [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: 86.54

Overall Rank:
437th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
874th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
146th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $300.00 USD (2024-11-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
25963
Single Thread Rating
2486

Samples: 427*
*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 Math96,286 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,125 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers92 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting53,476 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption9,622 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression426,695 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,352 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions34,214 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,486 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$300.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$415.88 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 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
 39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,595
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 25,963
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K
 132.58
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 86.54
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.45
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 1st of December 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
 3,901
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 i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 2,486
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2257325 - Nov 27 2024
27168
BL2243429 - Nov 12 2024
27234
BL2234678 - Nov 01 2024
26135
BL2227281 - Oct 23 2024
20596
BL2225597 - Oct 21 2024
20310
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 25,963
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 21,041 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 23,651 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 27,634 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 23,088 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 22,899 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 31,846 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 30,754 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 25,207 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 25,163 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 24,560 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 22,510 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 22,352 (-13.9%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,929
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 1,948