Intel Core i9-7940X

The Intel Core i9-7940X is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2017. This CPU features 14 cores, a base clock of 3100 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4300 MHz and 19 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core i9-7940X is designed for the FCLGA2066 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Popularity (0-100)
Performance (0-100) 80%
Blender Score / $1 1.2

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 14
Threads 28
Speed 3.1 GHz
Turbo 4.3 GHz
Current Price $186
Release Price
Release Date 2017
GPU -
Socket FCLGA2066
L3 19 MB
Base TDP 165 W
Max TDP
Nm
Unlocked Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 218.8
Top % Ranking 80 %
Blender Score / $1 1.2
Samples 15

Details

Class Intel Core
Code Name Skylake
Performance Cores 14
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR4
Max Memory 128 MB
Bits
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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