Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

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

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 8.43

Overall Rank: 1871

Last Price Change: $348.00 USD (2023-01-31)

Average CPU Mark

2932

Single Thread Rating: 1306
Samples: 278*
*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 Math	16,269 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,906 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	535.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,694 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,306 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$348.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1146.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast (NUC11PHKi7C, Phantom Canyon) Mini PC 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 Upto 4.7GHz, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD \|GeForce_RTX 2060 \|Thunderbolt 4 \| WiFi\| Window 10 Pro	$1460.00 (www.amazon.com)
	America's NUC11! Intel NUC NUC11TNHi7 Mini PC/HTPC, Quad-Core i7-1185G7 - Up to 4.7 GHz Turbo, NVMe SSD DDR4-3200MHz RAM, WiFi 6, BT 5.0 TB 3 & 4, 4X4K Monitor Capable (32GB RAM + 1TB Top-Tier NVMe)	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black	$2499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		2,932

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		8.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		1,306

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1735711 - Feb 03 2023		3174
BL1585209 - Jun 23 2022		1315
BL1578271 - Jun 09 2022		1695
BL1567837 - May 19 2022		3272
BL1514166 - Feb 11 2022		3337

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 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		2,932
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,183 (+8.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		2,313 (-21.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-940		2,473 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,089 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,390 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,094 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-880 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,081 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		2,796 (-4.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-940		2,325 (-20.7%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-940		6,759 (+130.5%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,341 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,274 (+11.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		791

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

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