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Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Core i9-10900K gaming benchmark

Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Core i9-10900K and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, PCMark 10, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, AIDA64, Handbrake, 7zip, RealBench, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, PassMark, Furmark, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:
  • Fortnite
  • Borderlands 3
  • Death Stranding
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Overwatch
  • Apex Legends
  • Valheim
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Valorant
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Last Man Standing
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Fallout 76
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Halo Infinite

   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10900K or Intel Core i9-7940X.


 
Intel Core i9-7940X
Intel Core i9-10900K

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i9-7940X58% Core i9-10900K57%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-7940X is 1% better than Core i9-10900K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i9-7940X58% Core i9-10900K58%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite103.4102.7
Valorant117.5116.7
Cyberpunk 207765.865.3
Apex Legends110.5109.7
Call of Duty Warzone88.287.5
Overwatch95.294.5
Red Dead Redemption 281.180.5
DOOM Eternal58.858.3
Warzone91.791.0
Assassin's Creed98.798.0
Valheim97.696.8
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i9-7940X25% Core i9-10900K43%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-10900K is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7940X as it consumes less power: 165W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-10900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core188234
Cinbench 15 Multi-core28492677
Cinbench 20 Single-core607539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core54656399
Cinbench 23 Single-core15781418
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1572817325

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-10900K
Single-Core25333141
Multi-Core2688924010

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-10900K
Single-Core12631617
Multi-Core1512714374

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-10900K
Announcement dateApril 01, 2017April 01, 2020
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1200
Core nameSkylakeComet Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation710
Turbo Frequency4.3 MHz5.3 MHz
Frequency3.1 MHz3.7 MHz
Cores1410
Threads2820
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm
Transistors count7800 millions9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)165 W125 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Max. Memory128 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth85 GB/s45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache19.25 MB20 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10900K is 16% better than Core i9-7940X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7940X has 4 more core than Core i9-10900K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7940X is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900K is better: 12
   However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-7940X and Intel Core i9-10900K before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i9-7940X - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
Intel Core i9-10900K - all data

•  Cinebench r23 score
•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark


Intel Core i9-7940X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i7-13700H


Intel Core i9-10900K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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