Intel

Core i7 940

Core i7 940
BENCHMARKS (2,107)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $79

Effective Speed -62%Effective Speed -62%Average Score -152%Memory 5%, 1-Core -164%, 2-Core -168%, 4-Core -191%, 8-Core -241%Overclocked Score -139%1-Core -151%, 2-Core -157%, 4-Core -162%, 8-Core -228%, Memory 4%Value & Sentiment -2,351%User Rating -90%, Market Share -9,478%, Price 189%, Value -26%Nice To Haves -388%64-Core -415%, 64-Core -440%, Age -310%

Average Bench: 65.5% (489^th of 1442)

Based on 2,107 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A4 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz

Poor: 54%Average: 65.5% Great: 72%

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7 940 averaged 34.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.4Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 70.1Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 940 is just 18.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 940 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 350Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 346Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 2,107 samples)

Rank 48965.5%

Min	Avg	Max
77.4	Memory 87.4	96.1
51.1	1-Core 70.1	77.6
93.7	2-Core 135	150
60.3% 97.4 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
164	4-Core 239	288
215	8-Core 346	390
36.7% 293 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
231	64-Core 350	392
21.7% 350 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 20 days ago.Core i7 940,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

73.1% Very good

Memory 93.2

1-Core 74.9

2-Core 150

65% 106 Pts

4-Core 296

8-Core 367

43% 331 Pts

64-Core 363

22% 363 Pts

GBR-User, 2 months ago.Core i7 940,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

70.8% Very good

Memory 89.9

1-Core 74.6

2-Core 148

64% 104 Pts

4-Core 288

8-Core 365

42% 327 Pts

64-Core 367

23% 367 Pts

SWE-User, 2 months ago.Core i7 940,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

70.4% Very good

Memory 95.4

1-Core 74.2

2-Core 148

65% 106 Pts

4-Core 252

8-Core 332

37% 292 Pts

64-Core 286

18% 286 Pts

SVK-User, 1 month ago.Core i7 940,

Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

69.9% Good

Memory 91.9

1-Core 74.7

2-Core 137

63% 101 Pts

4-Core 263

8-Core 364

40% 313 Pts

64-Core 361

22% 361 Pts

POL-User, 2 months ago.Core i7 940,

J1PR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

67.1% Good

Memory 91.8

1-Core 70.6

2-Core 129

61% 97.3 Pts

4-Core 231

8-Core 336

35% 283 Pts

64-Core 329

20% 329 Pts

USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i7 940,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

67% Good

Memory 89.1

1-Core 74.7

2-Core 144

63% 103 Pts

4-Core 245

8-Core 353

37% 299 Pts

64-Core 360

22% 360 Pts

VNM-User, 1 day ago.Core i7 940,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

60.4% Good

Memory 83.9

1-Core 69.1

2-Core 124

58% 92.2 Pts

4-Core 206

8-Core 263

30% 234 Pts

64-Core 279

17% 279 Pts

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Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus P6T DELUXE

CPU
Core i7 940Intel $79Bench 66%, 2,107 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	22x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	13x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	70x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	36x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	35x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $388

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-940 Processor (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Bloomfield
Launch Date	Q4'08
Processor Number	i7-940
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price	$555.00
Clock Speed	2.93 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	1
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	24 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	No

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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Core i7 940

Average Bench: 65.5% (489^th of 1442)

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Core i7 940

Average Bench: 65.5% (489th of 1442)

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