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In short — Core i7-870 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-870 is 295 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 1% better in Minecraft than Core i7-940 - 602 vs 598 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Minecraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
92.73858921161826%
Multi-Core
1532
97.26984126984128%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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