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Intel logo Core i7-940
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Intel logo Xeon E5540

Intel Core i7-940 logo Intel Xeon E5540 logo
General information Core i7-940 Xeon E5540
Launched Q4 2008 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Clock 2.9 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 13.8 %
Turbo Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Performance Core i7-940 Xeon E5540
Overall Score 37153 0 % 36625 1.4 %
Future Proof 10 % 28.6 % 14 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1905 0 % 1799 5.6 %
Single Thread Score 1296.9 0 % 1204.2 7.1 %
Encrypting Data 4320.3 MB/s 0 % 4092.2 MB/s 5.3 %
Compressing Data 63.6 MB/s 0 % 60.1 MB/s 5.5 %
String objects sorting 8916.8 thousand/s 0 % 7802.2 thousand/s 12.5 %
Prime numbers generation 21.8 millions/s 0 % 20.1 millions/s 8.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16154.5 millions/s 0 % 14995 millions/s 7.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6943.5 millions/s 0 % 6328 millions/s 8.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-940, Xeon E5540.

Average frames per second Core i7-940 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.0 FPS 63.5 FPS
High settings 104.1 FPS 101.6 FPS
Medium settings 130.1 FPS 127.0 FPS
Low settings 162.6 FPS 158.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %

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 i7-940 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.0 FPS 115.1 FPS
High settings 185.7 FPS 184.2 FPS
Medium settings 232.1 FPS 230.2 FPS
Low settings 290.1 FPS 287.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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