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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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General information Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 3700X
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Matisse
Clock 3.1 GHz 13.9 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 2.3 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 14 0 % 8 42.9 %
Threads 28 0 % 16 42.9 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 7 nm 50 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 64 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
8 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
2 × 16 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 3700X
Overall Score 64166 0 % 61962 3.4 %
Future Proof 60 % 16.7 % 72 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 16952 0 % 14740 13 %
Single Thread Score 2478.5 7.5 % 2679.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 9673.5 MB/s 48.5 % 18789.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 420.9 MB/s 0 % 290.6 MB/s 31 %
String objects sorting 53513.1 thousand/s 0 % 32612.8 thousand/s 39.1 %
Prime numbers generation 91.4 millions/s 10.6 % 102.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 95699.4 millions/s 0 % 67315.4 millions/s 29.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60197.7 millions/s 0 % 39182.2 millions/s 34.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Ryzen 7 3700X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 3700X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.8 FPS 138.2 FPS
High settings 231.6 FPS 221.2 FPS
Medium settings 289.5 FPS 276.4 FPS
Low settings 361.9 FPS 345.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.5 %

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 Ryzen 7 3700X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.4 FPS 159.5 FPS
High settings 261.5 FPS 255.2 FPS
Medium settings 326.8 FPS 319.0 FPS
Low settings 408.5 FPS 398.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %
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