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Core i7-7700K vs i9-10940X


Description
The i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700K gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i9-10940X gets 1088.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 3.8 times faster than the i7-7700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
50657
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
4/8
14/28
TDP
95 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
14x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
19712 kB
Date
September 2016
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
76.65k points
72.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.27k points
1088.11k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-7700K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
30.38k
29.75k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
26.84k
27.44k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.23k
5.81k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.2k
9.05k (x0.69)
TOTAL
76.65k
72.04k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-7700K

i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
127.56k
485.37k (x3.8)
Test#2 (FP)
123.4k
472.7k (x3.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.3k
113.09k (x3.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.01k
16.95k (x1.88)
TOTAL
289.27k
1088.11k (x3.76)

Performance/W
i7-7700K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
1343 points/W
2942 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1299 points/W
2865 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
308 points/W
685 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
95 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
3045 points/W
6595 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
6751 points/GHz
6197 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5964 points/GHz
5717 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1385 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2933 points/GHz
1885 points/GHz
TOTAL
17034 points/GHz
15009 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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