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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 3244 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - €49.0 vs €321.4
- Up to 81% better value when playing New World than Core i7-8700K - €0.5 vs €2.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 21% better in New World than Core i7-940 - 119 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very 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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Intel Core i7-8700K Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu, 6 core, 3.70 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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