Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Core i7-8700

Intel Core i9-7940X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 14 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i9-7940X
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i7-8700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7940X
    175%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7940X
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    101%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7940X
    252%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7940X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 152% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700

100 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-7940X.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i9-7940X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7940X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylake-XvsCoffee Lake
Release DateSep 2017vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
Cores14vs6
Threads28vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache19712 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA1151
Die Size428mm²vs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i7-8700
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP165 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-7940X
    5280 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    5520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-7940X
    62496 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    27648 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-7940X (simulated)
    194
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    197.7

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-7940X (simulated)
    3077.72
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    1221.19

points - higher is better