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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 2266 days newer than Pentium B940.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B940
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Pentium B940 - 164 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 32 vs 2 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
100%
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B940
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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