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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 845 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7900X - 118 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 28 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $400.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10940X - $3.45 vs $6.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.95/FPS
49.64028776978417%
Price, $
$820
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
Buy for $820 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349035 minutes ago
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
116
98.30508474576271%
Value, $/FPS
$3.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
Buy for $400 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349035 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1422
91.0371318822023%
Multi-Core
8781
81.53960442009472%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 10 |
28 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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