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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i7-7700

Intel Core i9-7940X logo Intel Core i7-7700 logo
General information Core i9-7940X Core i7-7700
Launched Q3 2017 Q4 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.1 GHz 13.9 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 4.2 GHz 2.3 %
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 i7-7700
Overall Score 64023 0 % 48639 24 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 56 % 6.7 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 5597 66.7 %
Single Thread Score 2468.6 0 % 2457 0.5 %
Encrypting Data 9665.3 MB/s 0 % 2965.1 MB/s 69.3 %
Compressing Data 416.8 MB/s 0 % 119.6 MB/s 71.3 %
String objects sorting 54214.3 thousand/s 0 % 15679.9 thousand/s 71.1 %
Prime numbers generation 91.5 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 69.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 96020.4 millions/s 0 % 27762 millions/s 71.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60330.3 millions/s 0 % 17139.9 millions/s 71.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i7-7700.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 99.2 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 158.7 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 198.3 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 247.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.5 %

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 i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.4 FPS 136.3 FPS
High settings 261.4 FPS 218.1 FPS
Medium settings 326.8 FPS 272.6 FPS
Low settings 408.4 FPS 340.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.6 %
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