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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4820K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1461 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4820K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4820K
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $199.88 vs $385.0
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-4820K - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 93% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-4820K - $14.26 vs $199.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4820K - 28 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 i7-4820K 3.70 GHz Processor - Socket FCLGA2011 - Quad-core (4 Core) - 10 MB Cache - 5 GT/s DMI
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$385
51%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4820K | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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