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In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 2417 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-940 - 173 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Core i7-6700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$8.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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