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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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General information Core i9-9940X Core i7-2600
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 15.6 %
Cores 14 0 % 4 71.4 %
Threads 28 0 % 8 71.4 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Core i7-2600
Overall Score 65422 0 % 43215 33.9 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 21 % 69.1 %
Benchmark Score 18319 0 % 3488 81 %
Single Thread Score 2639.9 0 % 1729.6 34.5 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 0 % 1584.6 MB/s 85.1 %
Compressing Data 458.1 MB/s 0 % 88.7 MB/s 80.6 %
String objects sorting 58864 thousand/s 0 % 13168.2 thousand/s 77.6 %
Prime numbers generation 97.2 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 75.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 104378 millions/s 0 % 20699.1 millions/s 80.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65489.9 millions/s 0 % 7708 millions/s 88.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 237.5 FPS 132.2 FPS
Medium settings 296.9 FPS 165.3 FPS
Low settings 371.2 FPS 206.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-9940X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.6 FPS 126.4 FPS
High settings 265.0 FPS 202.3 FPS
Medium settings 331.3 FPS 252.8 FPS
Low settings 414.1 FPS 316.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.7 %
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