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?

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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 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: 8.70

Overall Rank:
2676th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2781st fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
788th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3029

Single Thread Rating

1322

Samples: 285*
*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	16,426 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,987 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,876 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	561.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	66,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	367 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,842 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,322 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,662
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,483
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		3,029

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		8.70
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		1,322

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2686599 - Jun 10 2025		3178
BL2605986 - May 06 2025		3444
BL2568665 - Apr 20 2025		3456
BL2568115 - Apr 20 2025		3478
BL2568014 - Apr 20 2025		3473

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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		3,029
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,511 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,242 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,157 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		2,851 (-5.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-940		2,537 (-16.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		2,491 (-17.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-940		2,414 (-20.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core i7-940		2,351 (-22.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-940		6,794 (+124.3%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,424 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940		3,369 (+11.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-940		3,350 (+10.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,493
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		566

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