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 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 |
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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 % |
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 |
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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 % |