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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 3332 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 221% better in League of Legends than Core i7-940 - 180 vs 56 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Core i7-8700
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
160 FPS
$5.19/FPS
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Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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162 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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152 FPS
$8.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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157 FPS
$15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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