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Core i7 940

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 65.5% (511th of 1468)

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
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
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

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 51165.5%
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 BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
74% Very good
Memory 95.4
1-Core 75
2-Core 150
66% 107 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 365
42% 330 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
68.8% Good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 142
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 362
38% 303 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 132
62% 99 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 334
35% 282 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
65.9% Good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 149
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 349
36% 290 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Socket 423, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
65.5% Good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 145
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 359
38% 304 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Socket 423, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
64.9% Good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 134
60% 97.7 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 341
37% 291 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
64.8% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 74.7
2-Core 148
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 358
38% 305 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
62.2% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 74
2-Core 147
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 363
38% 304 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
61.9% Good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 67.8
2-Core 123
60% 94 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 312
30% 247 Pts
64-Core 306
19% 306 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P6T DELUXE

CPU
Core i7 940Intel  $150Bench 66%, 2,107 samples29x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples22x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples20x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples19x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples14x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples13x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples72x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples36x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples36x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $435

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-940 Processor (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameBloomfield
Launch DateQ4'08
Processor Numberi7-940
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price$555.00
Clock Speed2.93 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.2 GHz
Bus Speed4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingNo

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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Good

5 years ago.

I like it, i can put my gtx 770 in it

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