Intel BX8069510940X

Core i9-10940X

Core i9-10940X
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Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -29%Memory -10%, 1-Core -41%, 2-Core -39%, 4-Core -35%, 8-Core -19%Overclocked Score -24%1-Core -34%, 2-Core -34%, 4-Core -32%, 8-Core -13%, Memory -5%Value & Sentiment -4,711%User Rating -90%, Market Share -9,333%Nice To Haves -9%64-Core 33%, 64-Core 18%, Age -79%

Average Bench: 85.7% (173^rd of 1442)

Based on 1,827 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00050657 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10940X CPU @ 3.30GHz

Poor: 77%Average: 85.7% Great: 96%

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 103%

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Popular builds with this CPU

Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-10940X averaged just 14.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-10940X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,232Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 513Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10940X is just 19.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-10940X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 75.7Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 986Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,827 samples)

Rank 17385.7%

Min	Avg	Max
65.6	Memory 75.7	87.8
107	1-Core 131	146
231	2-Core 261	288
84.5% 156 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
447	4-Core 513	571
813	8-Core 986	1,135
88.9% 749 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
1,889	64-Core 2,232	2,677
138% 2,232 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 21 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

96.4% Outstanding

Memory 88.3

1-Core 124

2-Core 268

88% 160 Pts

4-Core 559

8-Core 1,130

99% 845 Pts

64-Core 2639

163% 2639 Pts

USA-User, 2 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

91.2% Outstanding

Memory 79.3

1-Core 143

2-Core 276

90% 166 Pts

4-Core 551

8-Core 1,082

97% 816 Pts

64-Core 2633

163% 2633 Pts

GBR-User, 14 hrs ago.Core i9-10940X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)

88.8% Excellent

Memory 77.2

1-Core 134

2-Core 268

86% 159 Pts

4-Core 537

8-Core 1,058

94% 797 Pts

64-Core 2,400

148% 2,400 Pts

GBR-User, 19 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

87.1% Excellent

Memory 72.8

1-Core 136

2-Core 274

86% 161 Pts

4-Core 542

8-Core 1,063

95% 803 Pts

64-Core 2,524

156% 2,524 Pts

PAN-User, 20 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

87.1% Excellent

Memory 78.3

1-Core 135

2-Core 260

86% 158 Pts

4-Core 513

8-Core 1,002

90% 757 Pts

64-Core 2,030

126% 2,030 Pts

AUS-User, 19 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

86.6% Excellent

Memory 78.9

1-Core 131

2-Core 257

85% 155 Pts

4-Core 505

8-Core 980

88% 743 Pts

64-Core 1,933

120% 1,933 Pts

BEL-User, 2 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

81.1% Excellent

Memory 70.2

1-Core 127

2-Core 248

80% 148 Pts

4-Core 492

8-Core 932

85% 712 Pts

64-Core 1,996

124% 1,996 Pts

NLD-User, 20 days ago.Core i9-10940X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads

Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)

74.7% Very good

Memory 69.7

1-Core 116

2-Core 216

74% 134 Pts

4-Core 427

8-Core 821

74% 624 Pts

64-Core 2,305

143% 2,305 Pts

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Gaming 179%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 211%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II

CPU
Core i9-10940XIntelBench 86%, 1,827 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	132x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	80x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	71x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	68x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	49x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 125%, 648 samples	18x
F4-3200C16-8GIS F4-3200C16-8GIS Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GBG.SKILLBench 70%, 24 samples	15x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 8x8GBKingstonBench 119%, 184 samples	12x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $1,410

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i9-10940X X-series Processor
Launch Date	Q4'19
Processor Number	i9-10940X
# of Cores	14
# of Threads	28
Cache	19.25 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Clock Speed	3.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	4.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	165 W
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2017X

Memory

Max Memory Size	256 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2933
Memory Channels	4
Memory Bandwidth	94 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	48

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech	Yes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes

Package

Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA2066

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel BX8069510940X

Core i9-10940X

Average Bench: 85.7% (173rd of 1442)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II

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Average Bench: 85.7% (173^rd of 1442)