Compare processors

Intel logo Core i5-9600K
versus
Intel logo Core i7-940

Intel Core i5-9600K logo Intel Core i7-940 logo
General information Core i5-9600K Core i7-940
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Bloomfield
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 21.6 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 30.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 68.9 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 6 × 1.5 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-9600K Core i7-940
Overall Score 51267 0 % 37153 27.5 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 10 % 85.3 %
Benchmark Score 6908 0 % 1905 72.4 %
Single Thread Score 2763.9 0 % 1296.9 53.1 %
Encrypting Data 3255.7 MB/s 24.6 % 4320.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 146.5 MB/s 0 % 63.6 MB/s 56.6 %
String objects sorting 18513.9 thousand/s 0 % 8916.8 thousand/s 51.8 %
Prime numbers generation 43.7 millions/s 0 % 21.8 millions/s 50 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29385.1 millions/s 0 % 16154.5 millions/s 45 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25157.2 millions/s 0 % 6943.5 millions/s 72.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9600K, Core i7-940.

Average frames per second Core i5-9600K Core i7-940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.0 FPS 65.0 FPS
High settings 171.2 FPS 104.1 FPS
Medium settings 214.0 FPS 130.1 FPS
Low settings 267.5 FPS 162.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.2 %

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 i5-9600K Core i7-940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.9 FPS 116.0 FPS
High settings 225.5 FPS 185.7 FPS
Medium settings 281.8 FPS 232.1 FPS
Low settings 352.3 FPS 290.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.7 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors