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Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3940XM 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 i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: rPGA988B

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3940XM CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-3940XM CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 17.31

Overall Rank:
2085th fastest in multithreading out of 5476 CPUs
1877th fastest in single threading out of 5476 CPUs
484th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $344.04 USD (2022-06-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5957
Single Thread Rating
1958

Samples: 209*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,948
Thread: 1,963

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math21,021 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,864 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,043 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,739 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression96,327 KBytes/Sec
Physics471 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,981 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,958 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,358
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,145
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,834
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,529
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,612
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,413
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
5,957
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.49
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.21
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.46
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
17.31
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,514
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,892
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,394
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
1,958
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3013806 - Oct 29 2025
6368
BL3006183 - Oct 26 2025
6076
BL2864258 - Aug 26 2025 [Overclocked]
7793
BL2864239 - Aug 26 2025 [Overclocked]
7791
BL2830625 - Aug 12 2025
7249
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
5,957
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,579 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,187 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,132 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,792 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,550 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
7,185 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
7,175 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,879 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10610U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,587 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,522 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,409 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,101 (+2.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,691
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,649
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,043
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,797
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,960
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,709
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
769