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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 599 days older than the cheaper Core i9-9900T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900T - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900T
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $360.0 vs $397.83
- Up to 9% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7940X - $1.66 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$360
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I9-9900T I9 9900T 2.1 GHz Used Eight-Core Sixteen-Thread CPU Processor 16M 35W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900T |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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