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Core i9-7960X vs Core i7-940

Core i9-7960X vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 3210 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X

  • Performs up to 102% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-940 - 188 vs 93 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 32 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 130 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

93

49%

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

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In Stock

Updated 352 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1376

100%

Multi-Core

10496

100%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

32%

Multi-Core

1532

14%

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo

Intel Core i9-7960X

vs
Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i9CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
32
Threads8
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
165 WTDP
130 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
28.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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