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Intel logo Core i9-7940X
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i9-7940X Core i7-3960X
Launched Q3 2017 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.1 GHz 6.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 9.3 %
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 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7940X Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 64023 0 % 48276 24.6 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 27 % 55 %
Benchmark Score 16801 0 % 5431 67.7 %
Single Thread Score 2468.6 0 % 1791.6 27.4 %
Encrypting Data 9665.3 MB/s 0 % 2580.9 MB/s 73.3 %
Compressing Data 416.8 MB/s 0 % 138.2 MB/s 66.8 %
String objects sorting 54214.3 thousand/s 0 % 21089 thousand/s 61.1 %
Prime numbers generation 91.5 millions/s 0 % 42.3 millions/s 53.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 96020.4 millions/s 0 % 32958 millions/s 65.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 60330.3 millions/s 0 % 12163.5 millions/s 79.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7940X, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7940X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.3 %

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 i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 163.4 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 261.4 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 326.8 FPS 271.3 FPS
Low settings 408.4 FPS 339.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 17 %
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