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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i9-9900X

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General information Core i9-7940X Core i9-9900X
Launched Q3 2017 Q4 2018
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 3.1 GHz 11.4 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 4.4 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 14 0 % 10 28.6 %
Threads 28 0 % 20 28.6 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 165 W 0 %
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 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7940X Core i9-9900X
Overall Score 64023 0 % 61274 4.3 %
Future Proof 60 % 11.8 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 14096 16.1 %
Single Thread Score 2473.6 3.4 % 2561.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 9713.5 MB/s 0 % 7961.8 MB/s 18 %
Compressing Data 418.5 MB/s 0 % 314.4 MB/s 24.9 %
String objects sorting 53837.8 thousand/s 0 % 41439 thousand/s 23 %
Prime numbers generation 91.3 millions/s 0 % 84.7 millions/s 7.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 96309.6 millions/s 0 % 73348.9 millions/s 23.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60631.6 millions/s 0 % 45903.1 millions/s 24.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i9-9900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i9-9900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 136.7 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 218.7 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 273.4 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 341.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.6 %

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 i9-7940X Core i9-9900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.3 FPS 158.5 FPS
High settings 261.3 FPS 253.6 FPS
Medium settings 326.6 FPS 317.0 FPS
Low settings 408.3 FPS 396.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3 %
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