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?

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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, Intel Core i9-9940X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 30.08

Overall Rank:
572nd fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
1061st fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
178th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $931.33 USD (2026-02-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

28010

Single Thread Rating

2612

Samples: 232*
*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	104,914 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,101 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	98 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,111 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,522 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	463,762 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,429 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,825 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,612 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		28,010
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		30.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3264994 - Feb 05 2026		27842
BL3263707 - Feb 04 2026		31520
BL3263645 - Feb 04 2026		30767
BL3262436 - Feb 04 2026		15979
BL3258490 - Feb 02 2026		26681

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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		28,010
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		29,477 (+5.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,734 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,022 (+14.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-9940X		28,298 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,503 (+16.0%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,833 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9940X		25,164 (-10.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Core i9-9940X		39,928 (+42.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-9940X		32,514 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		31,462 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-9940X		31,037 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9940X		27,653 (-1.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz		2,055

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