Intel Core i7-940 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-05

The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1366 socket and was released in Q4/2008. The Intel Core i7-940 scores 537 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,253 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-940. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-940.
Name:	Intel Core i7-940
Family:	Intel Core i7
CPU group:	Intel Core i7 900
Architecture:	Bloomfield
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-940 is 2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.93 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-940 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-940 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 24 GB memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1066	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	24 GB
Memory channels:	3
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	130 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-940 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 9.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1366
L2-Cache:	1.00 MB
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q4/2008
Release price:	305 $
Part Number:	BX80601940
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-940 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Screenshots:

Geekbench 5.4.4 (6 GB DDR3-1066), Windows 10 Pro

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	539
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	538
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	538
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	537
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	537
	Intel Core i3-3130M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	536
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-7567U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2267
	Intel Core i5-6400T 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2257
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2254
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2253
	Intel Core i7-2630QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2251
	Intel Core i3-1115GRE 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2233
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	2232

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-3612QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	571
	Intel Core i3-2130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	569
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	569
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	568
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	565
	Intel Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	565
	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	565

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-4160T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1923
	Intel Core i5-3470S 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1916
	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1902
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	1890
	Intel Pentium Gold G6405 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1890
	Intel Core i7-5650U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1889
	Intel Core i3-6100H 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1885

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	3004
	Intel Core i3-7130U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3000
	AMD Phenom II X4 900e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2990
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2989
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2982
	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2980
	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2978

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

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