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Core i7-990X vs Core i7-940

Core i7-990X vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 829 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-940 - 105 vs 93 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


FPS

105

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

93

88%

Value, €/FPS

€0.53/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 153 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


Single-Core

565

100%

Multi-Core

2626

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

79%

Multi-Core

1532

58%

Intel Core i7-990X Logo

Intel Core i7-990X

vs
Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Feb 24th, 2011
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i7CollectionCore i7
GulftownCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
130 WTDP130 W
32 nm
Process Size45 nm
26.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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