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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 3159 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $178.02 vs $675.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-10940X - $1.12 vs $3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-990X - 178 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 28 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
159
89.32584269662921%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
29.551451187335093%
Price, $
$675
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 3831 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
36.17157490396927%
Multi-Core
2626
24.384808245890984%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Gulftown | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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