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Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Core i5-2450M

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i9-7940X
Rank 2 - 45 %
Intel Core i5-2450M
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i9-7940X
Rank 2 - 9 %
Intel Core i5-2450M
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7940X
14C / 28T · 4.30 GHz
1,410
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
533
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7940X
14C / 28T · 3.70 GHz
10,425
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,042
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7940X
14C / 28T · 4.30 GHz
1,133
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
590
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7940X
14C / 28T · 3.70 GHz
12,964
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,289

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
FamilyIntel Core i9 (81)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000X (9)Intel Core i 2000M (46)
ArchitectureSkylake XSandy Bridge H
Technology14 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 2066BGA 1023
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i9-9940X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
CPU Cores / Threads14 / 282 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 14x 2x
Frequency: 3.10 GHz 2.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.30 GHz 3.10 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache19.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.30 GHz
CUs / Shader / 12 / 96
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
MemoryDDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB16 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 442.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth43.3 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
TDP165 W35 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i9-7940XIntel Core i5-2450M
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ4/2017Q1/2012
Release price1399 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i9-7940X
Intel Core i9-7940X
14C / 28T · 3.10 - 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-2450M
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C / 4T · 2.50 - 3.10 GHz

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