Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9940X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 14 Cores and 28 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 14 Threads: 28

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 14 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 14 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 19 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9940X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 29.17

Overall Rank:
368th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
720th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
115th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $959.00 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27975

Single Thread Rating

2628

Samples: 183*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 26,755
Thread: 2,449

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	104,585 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,132 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	96 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,571 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,559 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	465,265 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,388 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,784 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,628 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$959.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		27,975
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		29.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,628
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2205529 - Sep 28 2024		25437
BL2184379 - Sep 01 2024		29372
BL2174086 - Aug 20 2024		28291
BL2154739 - Jul 26 2024		28117
BL2142075 - Jul 10 2024 [Excluded]		18440

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		27,975
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		29,422 (+5.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		25,438 (-9.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,606 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,905 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,770 (+17.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,624 (+16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,803 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		30,048 (+7.4%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,866 (-0.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Core i9-9940X		40,291 (+44.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,675 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		31,979 (+14.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,377

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