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.
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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: 86.00

Overall Rank:
456th fastest in multithreading out of 4947 CPUs
892nd fastest in single threading out of 4947 CPUs
151st fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $300.00 USD (2025-01-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

25799

Single Thread Rating

2494

Samples: 436*
*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	96,087 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	59,978 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	90 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	53,307 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	9,488 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	425,772 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,328 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	34,147 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,494 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2025.
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!
	$368.44 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	YEYIAN ODACHI Intel Core i9 14900KF Gaming PC, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (>3090) AI Powered Desktop Computer, 1TB NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, Intel Z790 Chipset, 360mm Liquid Cooled, 850W Gold PSU, Win 11	$1799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech O11D Gaming PC Desktop, Intel i9 14900K 3.2 GHz (5.7GHz Turbo Boost), NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti 12GB GDDR6X, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 5200 RGB, 1000W GOLD ATX 3.0 PSU, 360mm ARGB AIO , Wi-Fi	$2474.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS	$2499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2024 Latest HP OMEN 45L RTX 4090 Gaming Desktop PC: Intel i9-14900K 24-Core CPU, 360MM RGB Liquid Cooler, 1,200 Watt Gold PSU, Windows 11 Pro, 8TB (4TB x 2) Ultra PCIe SSD's, 192GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM	$5499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP OMEN 45L Intel i9 RTX 4090 Ultimate Gaming Desktop, i9-13900K, GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB GDDR6X), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, RGB Liquid Cooler, HDMI, DP Port, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Black	$4988.88 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,871
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,080
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,799
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,226
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,730
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,610
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		187.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.05
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.76
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.26
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		86.00
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.56
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 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		2,494

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2355582 - Jan 20 2025		23069
BL2353760 - Jan 19 2025		23162
BL2353466 - Jan 19 2025		23029
BL2352929 - Jan 19 2025		21184
BL2346811 - Jan 16 2025		21157

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 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		25,799
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,084 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		21,039 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7940X		23,676 (-8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i9-7940X		26,357 (+2.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		25,229 (-2.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		27,654 (+7.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X		22,877 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7940X		32,600 (+26.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-7940X		31,826 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core i9-7940X		31,389 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-7940X		30,691 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i9-7940X		30,584 (+18.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,682
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,613
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,569
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,488
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz		1,933

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