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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: 85.37

Overall Rank:
557th fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
1048th fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
177th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $300.00 USD (2025-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
25611
Single Thread Rating
2488

Samples: 468*
*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 Math95,940 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math59,754 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers90 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting52,962 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption9,334 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression423,259 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,312 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,871 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,488 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 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 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,615
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,008
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,428
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 25,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,495
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,154
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.87
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 137.51
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.06
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 85.37
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
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 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 2,488
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2744791 - Jul 06 2025 [Excluded]
13772
BL2723823 - Jun 26 2025
21505
BL2716954 - Jun 24 2025
16708
BL2706955 - Jun 19 2025
28988
BL2702711 - Jun 17 2025 [Overclocked]
28169
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 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 25,611
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 21,036 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 23,463 (-8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 23,049 (-10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 31,697 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 26,321 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 27,595 (+7.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 23,097 (-9.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 22,820 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 32,547 (+27.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 31,346 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 30,459 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X
 30,215 (+18.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,474
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,618
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,474
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
 1,919