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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: 17.48

Overall Rank:
2166th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
1933rd fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
511th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6012
Single Thread Rating
1970

Samples: 215*
*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 Math21,204 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,943 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,146 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,755 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression97,066 KBytes/Sec
Physics474 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,030 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,970 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 2026.
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 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,220
Apple M4 10 Core
23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,605
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
17,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,459
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,382
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
6,012
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.36
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
17.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,391
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
1,970
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3293676 - Feb 17 2026
6799
BL3269526 - Feb 07 2026
6780
BL3229286 - Jan 20 2026
6779
BL3229216 - Jan 20 2026
6413
BL3147360 - Dec 19 2025
6795
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 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
6,012
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,584 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,174 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,144 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,789 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
5,534 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
7,159 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
7,145 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,884 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-10610U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,581 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,523 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,381 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3940XM
6,102 (+1.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,360
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,708
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,892
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,698
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz
774