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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Core i9-9940X - 227 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €250.57 vs €1183.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9940X - €1.1 vs €6.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
227
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€250.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700 Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 4.8GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i7-11700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
127 FPS
€10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
€28.15/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3200
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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112 FPS
€19.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,199
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96 FPS
€13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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106 FPS
€13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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