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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €499.0 vs €639.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 64% better in War Thunder than Core i9-9940X - 300 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9940X - €2.13 vs €2.73 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 32 vs 28 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
300
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€639
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 24 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i9-14900K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
294 FPS
€9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,749
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300 FPS
€11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,519.9
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299 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
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300 FPS
€15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,499
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299 FPS
€9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,694.9
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294 FPS
€8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,464.9
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300 FPS
€8.77/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,629.9
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