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Intel Core i9-9940X vs Intel Core i9-9960X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9940X
Intel Core i9-9940X
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9960X
Intel Core i9-9960X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9940X or Intel Core i9-9960X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9940X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Core i9-9960X has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    225 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9940X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    216 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    71 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    129 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    212 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.14 times more cores

    16 left arrow 14

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    215 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    70 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    391 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    106 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    176 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    132 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
Intel Core i9-9960X Intel Core i9-9960X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9960X and Intel Core i9-9940X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Core i9-9960X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    92 °C left arrow 92 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Core i9-9940X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19.00 MB left arrow 22.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Core i9-9960X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
457
Intel Core i9-9940X
457
Intel Core i9-9960X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
5912
Intel Core i9-9940X
6671
Intel Core i9-9960X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
197
Intel Core i9-9940X
200
Intel Core i9-9960X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2587
Intel Core i9-9940X
2872
Intel Core i9-9960X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1164
Intel Core i9-9940X
1158
Intel Core i9-9960X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
13946
Intel Core i9-9940X
14314
Intel Core i9-9960X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
27017
Intel Core i9-9940X
28124
Intel Core i9-9960X

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