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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7940X - 132 vs 130 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $425.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9940X - $3.27 vs $6.6 per FPS
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.6/FPS
49.54545454545455%
Price, $
$870.7
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
130
98.48484848484848%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$425
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Buy for $425 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350972 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
93.89993145990404%
Multi-Core
9923
92.44456866033165%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 14 |
| 28 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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