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Core i7-6800K vs Core i7-940

Core i7-6800K vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-6800K BX80671I76800K Desktop Prozessor (15 MB Cache, 3,40GHz, LGA 2011-v3, 140W)

Buy for 129.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-940

2.9 GHz | 4-core

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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Buy for 49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Core i7-6800K BX80671I76800K Desktop Prozessor (15 MB Cache, 3,40GHz, LGA 2011-v3, 140W)

Buy for 129.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-940

2.9 GHz | 4-core

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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Buy for 49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6800K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6800K is 2752 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K

  • Performs up to 21% better in Rust than Core i7-940 - 187 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - €49.0 vs €129.03
  • Up to 54% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6800K - €0.32 vs €0.69 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 130 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

187

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.69/FPS

46%

Price, €

€129.03

37%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6800K BX80671I76800K Desktop Prozessor (15 MB Cache, 3,40GHz, LGA 2011-v3, 140W)

Buy for 129.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

154

82%

Value, €/FPS

€0.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€49

100%

Value Winner

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Buy for 49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

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Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

100%

Multi-Core

5661

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

36%

Multi-Core

1532

27%

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Intel Core i7-6800K

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Intel Core i7-940

May 31st, 2016
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
140 WTDP
130 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
34.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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