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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 i9-7900X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $400.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10940X - $3.05 vs $6.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7900X - 134 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 28 vs 20 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
131
97.76119402985076%
Value, $/FPS
$3.05/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
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.12/FPS
49.83660130718954%
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 350947 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1422
91.0371318822023%
Multi-Core
8781
81.53960442009472%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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