Core i9-9940X: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9940X provides good benchmark performance at 18.32% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Summary

Intel started Core i9-9940X sales 19 October 2018 at a recommended price of $1,387. This is a Skylake (server) architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 14 cores and 28 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4500 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2066 processor with a TDP of 165 Watt. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

Primary details

Core i9-9940X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking342
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.54
Market segmentDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9
Power efficiency10.10of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date19 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,387of 17,906 (tray) (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.3 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus typeDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier33of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)of 86016 KB (EPYC 9634)
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
Die size484 mm2
Maximum core temperature88 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplier+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9940X compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)165 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9940X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+
StatusDiscontinued

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-9940X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels4of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-9940X.

Integrated graphics cardN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes44of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-9940X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-9940X 18.32

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-9940X 27976

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-9940X 1469

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-9940X 10299

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i9-9940X's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Ryzen 5 7600X 101.75
Core i9-9940X 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-9940X is Ryzen 7 5800X, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.

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