Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 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) i9-9940X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 29.18

Overall Rank:
346th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
686th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
110th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $959.00 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27982

Single Thread Rating

2629

Samples: 178*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 26,755
Thread: 2,449

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	104,595 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,165 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	96 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,641 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,575 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	465,859 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,386 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,789 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,629 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$999.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$959.00 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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		27,982
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		29.18
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,629
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2142075 - Jul 10 2024 [Excluded]		18440
BL2141408 - Jul 09 2024		27310
BL2138246 - Jul 05 2024 [Excluded]		18552
BL2138003 - Jul 05 2024		27537
BL2137909 - Jul 04 2024		23004

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		27,982
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		29,433 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,081 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,009 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,899 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		25,469 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,804 (+17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,642 (+16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,818 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,127 (+7.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,937 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		25,163 (-10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,690 (+16.8%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,375

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