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Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-940 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 i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 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 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 940 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.70

Overall Rank:
2684th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
2787th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
788th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $348.00 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3029
Single Thread Rating
1322

Samples: 285*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,047
Thread: 1,276

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math16,426 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,987 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,876 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption561.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression66,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics367 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,842 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,322 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS $2285.36
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
3,029
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
236.08
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K
152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
131.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
8.70
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 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
1,322
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2686599 - Jun 10 2025
3178
BL2605986 - May 06 2025
3444
BL2568665 - Apr 20 2025
3456
BL2568115 - Apr 20 2025
3478
BL2568014 - Apr 20 2025
3473
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
3,029
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
3,511 (+15.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-940
3,350 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
3,245 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
2,852 (-5.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-940
2,537 (-16.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
2,491 (-17.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-940
2,414 (-20.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core i7-940
2,351 (-22.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-940
6,794 (+124.3%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
3,424 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-940
3,369 (+11.2%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-940
3,210 (+6.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz
566