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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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Intel logo Core i7-7700K

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General information Core i9-9940X Core i7-7700K
Launched Q4 2018 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 3.3 GHz 21.4 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 14 0 % 4 71.4 %
Threads 28 0 % 8 71.4 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
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 i9-9940X Core i7-7700K
Overall Score 65422 0 % 50108 23.4 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 56 % 17.6 %
Benchmark Score 18319 0 % 6304 65.6 %
Single Thread Score 2639.9 2.6 % 2709.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 0 % 3349 MB/s 68.5 %
Compressing Data 458.1 MB/s 0 % 133.2 MB/s 70.9 %
String objects sorting 58864 thousand/s 0 % 17377.7 thousand/s 70.5 %
Prime numbers generation 97.2 millions/s 0 % 30.9 millions/s 68.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 104378 millions/s 0 % 30627.3 millions/s 70.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65489.9 millions/s 0 % 18753.8 millions/s 71.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Core i7-7700K.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 103.1 FPS
High settings 237.5 FPS 164.9 FPS
Medium settings 296.9 FPS 206.1 FPS
Low settings 371.2 FPS 257.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.6 %

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 i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.6 FPS 138.6 FPS
High settings 265.0 FPS 221.7 FPS
Medium settings 331.3 FPS 277.2 FPS
Low settings 414.1 FPS 346.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.3 %
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