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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i7-970

Intel Core i9-7940X logo Intel Core i7-970 logo
General information Core i9-7940X Core i7-970
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Gulftown
Clock 3.1 GHz 3.1 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 18.6 %
Cores 14 0 % 6 57.1 %
Threads 28 0 % 12 57.1 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 130 W 21.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 19.25 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7940X Core i7-970
Overall Score 64023 0 % 45369 29.1 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 20 % 66.7 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 4237 74.8 %
Single Thread Score 2473.6 0 % 1464.1 40.8 %
Encrypting Data 9713.5 MB/s 0 % 2480.9 MB/s 74.5 %
Compressing Data 418.5 MB/s 0 % 109.2 MB/s 73.9 %
String objects sorting 53837.8 thousand/s 0 % 15000.5 thousand/s 72.1 %
Prime numbers generation 91.3 millions/s 0 % 29 millions/s 68.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 96309.6 millions/s 0 % 27672.3 millions/s 71.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60631.6 millions/s 0 % 11628 millions/s 80.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i7-970.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 178.9 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 223.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.3 %

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 i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.3 FPS 130.5 FPS
High settings 261.3 FPS 208.8 FPS
Medium settings 326.6 FPS 261.0 FPS
Low settings 408.3 FPS 326.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.1 %
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