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In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 656 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-8700 - 178 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £225.0 vs £799.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-10940X - £1.27 vs £4.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
No Man's Sky
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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