Intel Core i9-10940X: specs and benchmarks
General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Benchmarks
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i9-10940X sales 19 October 2019. This is Cascade Lake-X architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 14 cores and 28 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4800 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2066 processor with a TDP of 165 Watt. It supports DDR4-2933 memory.
It provides good benchmark performance at 37.56 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
General info
Of Core i9-10940X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
19.62
Type
Desktop
Architecture codename
Cascade Lake-X
Release date
19 October 2019
Technical specs
Core i9-10940X's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i9-10940X's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
14
Number of threads
28
64 bit support
+
Unlocked
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-10940X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCLGA2066
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
+
Security technologies
Core i9-10940X technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
+
EDB
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10940X are enumerated here.
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-10940X.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i9-10940X.
Integrated graphics
N/A
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i9-10940X's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3.0
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i9-10940X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
37.56
Passmark
30531
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i9-10940X is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i9-10940X performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i9-10940X from AMD is Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, which is slower by 1% and lower by 1 position in our rating.
