Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium D 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.
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Is the Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 16 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4979th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
4526th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1385th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

585

Single Thread Rating

622

^%
Samples: 225*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 665
Thread: 782

^%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	3,194 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,441 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,548 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	154.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	12,373 KBytes/Sec
Physics	65 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	244 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	622 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz		585

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th 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		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th 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
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz		622

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2788620 - Jul 24 2025		815
BL2152354 - Jul 23 2024		627
BL1941812 - Nov 08 2023		750
BL1290242 - Sep 02 2020		702
BL1273455 - Jul 27 2020		747

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz		585
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		730 (+24.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		720 (+23.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Pentium D 940		710 (+21.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		701 (+19.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		675 (+15.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Pentium D 940		657 (+12.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-57 vs Intel Pentium D 940		624 (+6.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		623 (+6.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ vs Intel Pentium D 940		618 (+5.6%)
Intel Pentium D 830 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium D 940		579 (-1.0%)
Intel Pentium D 915 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium D 940		468 (-20.0%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Pentium D 940		723 (+23.5%)

Is the Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Pentium D 940 @ 3.20GHz		107

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