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?

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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: 86.51

Overall Rank:
440th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
870th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
146th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

25954

Single Thread Rating

2486

Samples: 426*
*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	96,280 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	60,127 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	92 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	53,480 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	9,618 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	426,702 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,351 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	34,220 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,486 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$300.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$419.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		86.51
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
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
BL2243429 - Nov 12 2024		27234
BL2234678 - Nov 01 2024		26135
BL2227281 - Oct 23 2024		20596
BL2225597 - Oct 21 2024		20310
BL2222198 - Oct 17 2024		23791

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,954
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		21,049 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,651 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		25,454 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		27,618 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,088 (-11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X		22,899 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-7940X		31,805 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X		30,766 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		25,210 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		25,163 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		24,572 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		22,511 (-13.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		1,947

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