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Core i7-940 vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Core i7-940 vs Ryzen 7 7700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

Buy for 318 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 5062 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X

  • Performs up to 89% better in Starfield than Core i7-940 - 83 vs 44 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 16 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

44

53%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

83

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€318

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

Buy for 318 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

15%

Multi-Core

1532

10%

Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2908

100%

Multi-Core

15263

100%

Core i7-940

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Ryzen 7 7700X

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
BloomfieldCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
45 nmProcess Size
5 nm
22.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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