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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Core i7-840QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 2172 days newer than Core i7-840QM.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-840QM
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 45 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 30% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-840QM - 149 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-840QM - 20 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-840QM
Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-840QM | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2010 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarksfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket G1 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 14.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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