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Intel logo Core i9-10940X
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General information Core i9-10940X Core i7-6700
Launched Q4 2019 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Cascade Lake-X Skylake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 16.7 %
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 256 GB 0 % 64 GB 75 %
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 i9-10940X Core i7-6700
Overall Score 65146 0 % 47826 26.6 %
Future Proof 73 % 0 % 49 % 32.9 %
Benchmark Score 18012 0 % 5232 71 %
Single Thread Score 2679.7 0 % 2303.5 14 %
Encrypting Data 10243.2 MB/s 0 % 2755.2 MB/s 73.1 %
Compressing Data 443.2 MB/s 0 % 112.4 MB/s 74.6 %
String objects sorting 57719.2 thousand/s 0 % 14661.9 thousand/s 74.6 %
Prime numbers generation 96.6 millions/s 0 % 27.2 millions/s 71.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 104259 millions/s 0 % 25562.5 millions/s 75.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65926.7 millions/s 0 % 15940.8 millions/s 75.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10940X, Core i7-6700.

Average frames per second Core i9-10940X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.2 FPS 96.7 FPS
High settings 237.2 FPS 154.8 FPS
Medium settings 296.5 FPS 193.5 FPS
Low settings 370.6 FPS 241.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.7 %

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 i9-10940X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.5 FPS 134.9 FPS
High settings 264.9 FPS 215.9 FPS
Medium settings 331.1 FPS 269.8 FPS
Low settings 413.9 FPS 337.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.5 %
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