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Intel logo Core i9-9940X
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Intel logo Core i7-7820X

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General information Core i9-9940X Core i7-7820X
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 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 4.4 %
Cores 14 0 % 8 42.9 %
Threads 28 0 % 16 42.9 %
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
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
8 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 11 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9940X Core i7-7820X
Overall Score 65264 0 % 57743 11.5 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 59 % 13.2 %
Benchmark Score 18143 0 % 11117 38.7 %
Single Thread Score 2608.3 0 % 2505.9 3.9 %
Encrypting Data 10636.6 MB/s 0 % 6024.9 MB/s 43.4 %
Compressing Data 454.9 MB/s 0 % 247.3 MB/s 45.6 %
String objects sorting 59099.5 thousand/s 0 % 31965.7 thousand/s 45.9 %
Prime numbers generation 96.2 millions/s 0 % 60.9 millions/s 36.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 103541 millions/s 0 % 56519.6 millions/s 45.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 65229 millions/s 0 % 35727.6 millions/s 45.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9940X, Core i7-7820X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9940X Core i7-7820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.5 FPS 126.2 FPS
High settings 237.7 FPS 202.0 FPS
Medium settings 297.1 FPS 252.4 FPS
Low settings 371.4 FPS 315.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 15 %

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 i7-7820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.5 FPS 152.2 FPS
High settings 264.7 FPS 243.6 FPS
Medium settings 330.9 FPS 304.5 FPS
Low settings 413.7 FPS 380.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8 %
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