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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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Intel logo Core i7-7800X

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General information Core i9-9940X Core i7-7800X
Launched Q4 2018 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 11.1 %
Cores 14 0 % 6 57.1 %
Threads 28 0 % 12 57.1 %
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
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
6 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 8.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Core i7-7800X
Overall Score 65009 0 % 53512 17.7 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 59 % 13.2 %
Benchmark Score 17861 0 % 8200 54.1 %
Single Thread Score 2618.8 0 % 2383.4 9 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 0 % 4390.5 MB/s 58.7 %
Compressing Data 459 MB/s 0 % 181.1 MB/s 60.5 %
String objects sorting 58275.4 thousand/s 0 % 23442 thousand/s 59.8 %
Prime numbers generation 96.5 millions/s 0 % 45.3 millions/s 53 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 105110 millions/s 0 % 41639.6 millions/s 60.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65489.9 millions/s 0 % 25493.5 millions/s 61.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Core i7-7800X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Core i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 114.2 FPS
High settings 237.6 FPS 182.7 FPS
Medium settings 297.0 FPS 228.4 FPS
Low settings 371.2 FPS 285.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.1 %

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 i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.5 FPS 145.8 FPS
High settings 266.4 FPS 233.3 FPS
Medium settings 333.0 FPS 291.6 FPS
Low settings 416.3 FPS 364.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.4 %
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