Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4940MX 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 i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FPGA946,FPGA947

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 57 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) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 9.69

Overall Rank:
2167th fastest in multithreading out of 6046 CPUs
1752nd fastest in single threading out of 6046 CPUs
504th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $699.95 USD (2020-03-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6782

Single Thread Rating

2180

Samples: 240*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,715
Thread: 2,253

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	24,638 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,460 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,549 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,907 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	100,200 KBytes/Sec
Physics	506 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,768 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,180 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,929
Apple M4 10 Core		23,568
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,444
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,558
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,338
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,540
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,286
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz		6,782

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.55
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.51
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.05
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz		9.69
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 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,003
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,985
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,868
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,592
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,381
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz		2,180

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3679965 - Aug 28 2026		7695
BL3675955 - Aug 27 2026		7653
BL3665291 - Aug 21 2026		5711
BL3665237 - Aug 21 2026		6983
BL3569799 - Jul 06 2026		7609

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz		6,782
Intel Core i7-4910MQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		6,281 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		6,367 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-8665U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		6,140 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i5-10210U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		6,009 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		5,933 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-8365U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		5,922 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		5,504 (-18.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		7,509 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		7,210 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		5,825 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		5,615 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4940MX		8,217 (+21.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,747
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,231
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,062
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,937
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,311
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,989
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,832
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,693
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,602
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i7-4940MX @ 3.10GHz		838

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