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Intel Core i7-990X logo Intel Core i7-940 logo
General information Core i7-990X Core i7-940
Launched Q1 2011 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Gulftown Bloomfield
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 13.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 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 1 × 12 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-990X Core i7-940
Overall Score 46297 0 % 37153 19.8 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 10 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 4594 0 % 1905 58.5 %
Single Thread Score 1568 0 % 1296.9 17.3 %
Encrypting Data 2647.3 MB/s 38.7 % 4320.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 119.2 MB/s 0 % 63.6 MB/s 46.6 %
String objects sorting 16069.4 thousand/s 0 % 8916.8 thousand/s 44.5 %
Prime numbers generation 33 millions/s 0 % 21.8 millions/s 33.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29413.9 millions/s 0 % 16154.5 millions/s 45.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12605.2 millions/s 0 % 6943.5 millions/s 44.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Core i7-940.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Core i7-940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.2 FPS 65.0 FPS
High settings 147.5 FPS 104.1 FPS
Medium settings 184.4 FPS 130.1 FPS
Low settings 230.5 FPS 162.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.5 %

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 i7-990X Core i7-940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.2 FPS 116.0 FPS
High settings 211.5 FPS 185.7 FPS
Medium settings 264.3 FPS 232.1 FPS
Low settings 330.4 FPS 290.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.2 %
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