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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i7-6700

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General information Core i9-7940X Core i7-6700
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-S
Clock 3.1 GHz 8.8 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 7 %
Cores 14 0 % 4 71.4 %
Threads 28 0 % 8 71.4 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 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 i9-7940X Core i7-6700
Overall Score 64023 0 % 47826 25.3 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 49 % 18.3 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 5232 68.9 %
Single Thread Score 2503.5 0 % 2303.5 8 %
Encrypting Data 9578.5 MB/s 0 % 2755.2 MB/s 71.2 %
Compressing Data 420.6 MB/s 0 % 112.4 MB/s 73.3 %
String objects sorting 54106.7 thousand/s 0 % 14661.9 thousand/s 72.9 %
Prime numbers generation 91.5 millions/s 0 % 27.2 millions/s 70.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 95441.9 millions/s 0 % 25562.5 millions/s 73.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 59667.3 millions/s 0 % 15940.8 millions/s 73.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i7-6700.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 96.7 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 154.8 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 193.5 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 241.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.2 %

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 i9-7940X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.5 FPS 134.9 FPS
High settings 261.7 FPS 215.9 FPS
Medium settings 327.1 FPS 269.8 FPS
Low settings 408.9 FPS 337.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.5 %
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