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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i9-7940X Core i5-6500
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-S
Clock 3.1 GHz 3.1 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 16.3 %
Cores 14 0 % 4 71.4 %
Threads 28 0 % 4 85.7 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i9-7940X Core i5-6500
Overall Score 64023 0 % 43679 31.8 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 49 % 18.3 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 3640 78.3 %
Single Thread Score 2468.6 0 % 2093.1 15.2 %
Encrypting Data 9665.3 MB/s 0 % 1652.3 MB/s 82.9 %
Compressing Data 416.8 MB/s 0 % 76 MB/s 81.8 %
String objects sorting 54214.3 thousand/s 0 % 9387.3 thousand/s 82.7 %
Prime numbers generation 91.5 millions/s 0 % 27.8 millions/s 69.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 96020.4 millions/s 0 % 14754.8 millions/s 84.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60330.3 millions/s 0 % 12529.7 millions/s 79.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 135.1 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 211.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.7 %

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 i9-7940X Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.4 FPS 127.6 FPS
High settings 261.4 FPS 204.1 FPS
Medium settings 326.8 FPS 255.1 FPS
Low settings 408.4 FPS 318.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.9 %
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