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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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Intel logo Core i9-7900X

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General information Core i9-9940X Core i9-7900X
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 14 0 % 10 28.6 %
Threads 28 0 % 20 28.6 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 140 W 15.2 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 13.75 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Core i9-7900X
Overall Score 65268 0 % 60833 6.8 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 59 % 13.2 %
Benchmark Score 18147 0 % 13695 24.5 %
Single Thread Score 2642.5 0 % 2586 2.1 %
Encrypting Data 10551.6 MB/s 0 % 7528.2 MB/s 28.7 %
Compressing Data 453.1 MB/s 0 % 313.6 MB/s 30.8 %
String objects sorting 58628.5 thousand/s 0 % 41589 thousand/s 29.1 %
Prime numbers generation 97.4 millions/s 0 % 76.5 millions/s 21.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 104901 millions/s 0 % 72032.2 millions/s 31.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 64576.7 millions/s 0 % 45093 millions/s 30.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Core i9-7900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 135.4 FPS
High settings 237.6 FPS 216.6 FPS
Medium settings 297.1 FPS 270.7 FPS
Low settings 371.3 FPS 338.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.9 %

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 i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.5 FPS 157.6 FPS
High settings 264.8 FPS 252.2 FPS
Medium settings 330.9 FPS 315.3 FPS
Low settings 413.7 FPS 394.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.7 %
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