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Intel Core i3-10105 vs Intel Core i9-9940X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i3-10105
Intel Core i3-10105
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9940X
Intel Core i9-9940X

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-10105 or Intel Core i9-9940X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-10105 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    713 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-10105 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    211 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    387 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    576 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    803 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    225 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 3.5 times more cores

    14 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
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 i3 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-9100 left arrow --
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 14
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9940X and Intel Core i3-10105. 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
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-10105 and Intel Core i9-9940X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 92 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-10105 and Intel Core i3-10105, 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 19.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 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 i3-10105 and Intel Core i9-9940X.

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
459
Intel Core i3-10105
457
Intel Core i9-9940X
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
2337
Intel Core i3-10105
5912
Intel Core i9-9940X
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
1168
Intel Core i3-10105
1164
Intel Core i9-9940X
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
4501
Intel Core i3-10105
13946
Intel Core i9-9940X

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