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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9800X is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $300.0 vs $768.88
- Up to 61% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-9800X - $1.63 vs $4.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 28 vs 16 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.18/FPS
38.995215311004785%
Price, $
$768.88
39%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Updated 159 minutes ago
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$300
100%
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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In Stock
Updated 159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
99.85401459854015%
Multi-Core
7353
74.10057442305754%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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